Airstrikes in Yemen Kill Nine Including Women and Children

At least nine people, including women and children, have been killed following two consecutive days of heavy airstrikes in war-torn Yemen, according to the health ministry run by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Local sources reported that the casualties included innocent civilians. While the Houthis directly blamed the Saudi-led coalition for the deadly bombardments, Saudi authorities did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

According to Houthi officials, two separate airstrikes hit the capital city of Sanaa on Saturday, killing five people, including a woman and a child. A day earlier on Friday, an airstrike struck a residential home in the Hiba area near Taiz, killing four members of the same family—two women and two children. Multiple news outlets also reported repeated airstrikes targeting the strategic coastal city of Mokha.

Reporting by CBS News highlighted that although Houthi media wings confirmed strikes around Mokha, they withheld specific details regarding targeted sites. The Houthis had seized control of the city earlier in September. The renewed aerial assault followed claims by Riyadh that it had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile shortly after raising security alerts in Mecca and Jeddah.

The fresh surge in armed confrontations between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi movement presents a severe setback to fragile regional peace efforts. Escalating violence and repeated bombardments continue to displace families and endanger civilians across Yemeni cities. Without urgent diplomatic de-escalation, human rights observers fear the country's dire humanitarian crisis will deteriorate even further.