The Houthis say Saudi airstrikes killed at least 30 civilians and injured 8 at al-Hadara market. Yemen’s government forces blame Houthi missiles, while the Houthi-controlled health ministry seeks an independent international investigation.
Houthi authorities said at least 30 civilians were killed and 8 people injured in an attack on 6 November at al-Hadara market in al-Waziiya district, in Yemen’s Taiz governorate. The Iran-backed Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out three airstrikes.
The attack came amid fighting in al-Waziiya, which the Houthis control. Saudi Arabia backs Yemen’s internationally recognized government, whose forces hold Taiz city, while the Houthis control much of the surrounding governorate.
Al Jazeera correspondent Yousef Mawry said the Saudi-led coalition was attacking daily to gain control of al-Waziiya and its strategic mountain range. He said whoever controlled the district controlled most of the western Red Sea coastline. The Yemeni army said it had recaptured al-Nidani village, Shaab al-Sarari, large parts of Sanamat and Ribat al-Qarn in Dhi al-Barh on 6 November, and that government forces had besieged the entrances to al-Sarari.
Government forces spokesperson Colonel Majed al-Nazili instead accused the Houthis of striking the market with ballistic missiles and causing dozens of civilian casualties. He called the alleged attack a war crime and demanded accountability. The Houthi-controlled Ministry of Health and Environment in Sanaa accused Saudi Arabia of systematically targeting civilians and called for an independent international investigation.
Al Jazeera said it could not independently verify the accounts. The Saudi-led coalition had not responded when the outlet published its report.
Yemen’s previous conflict began in 2014 and largely ended with a UN-brokered truce in 2022. The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, besieged Taiz in 2015 and 2016 but did not capture it. Fighting resumed in late July 2026 and intensified in September as the Houthis seized territory from government-aligned forces; the government launched Operation Dawn of Yemen on 5 October to take Houthi-held territory.
The Houthi siege of Taiz city had lasted 30 days, affecting hundreds of thousands of people, while the United Nations warned that food and medicine were becoming scarce.
Human Rights Watch Yemen researcher Niku Jafarnia told DW that Houthi restrictions on fuel, water and medical supplies were impairing hospitals, and that even people who reached them might not receive the care they needed. She said the impact on health was devastating, particularly for people with chronic illnesses. Taiz Governor Nabil Shamsan said negotiations were underway to restore food, fuel and water deliveries. DW reported that when and under what conditions deliveries might resume remained uncertain.
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Houthi-run media say the November 7 airstrikes in al-Shariyah also injured 39 people and accuse Saudi Arabia of carrying them out; the Saudi-led coalition has not commented.
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