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Houthis report 30 dead in Taiz market strike, blame Saudi-led coalition
Houthi health officials put the preliminary toll at 30 dead and 8 injured after an attack on a market in Taiz province, which the Houthis blame on Saudi jets. The Yemeni government denies any military airstrike there and accuses the Houthis of firing a ballistic missile.
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In brief
The Houthi health ministry put the preliminary toll at 30 dead and 8 injured on Friday, 6 November, up from an earlier Houthi-cited count of 20 dead.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said an F-15 from the Jamis Mushait base struck the Al Hadara market from about 07:10 local time, and the health ministry counted three airstrikes.
Military spokesman Majid al Nuzaili accused the Houthis of firing a ballistic missile at the market and said the military carried out no airstrikes there.
The Saudi-led coalition had not commented at the time of reporting, and the competing claims could not be independently verified.
Houthi forces have surrounded Taiz city since early October, and UN data cited in reporting puts deaths since the summer at more than 1,600.
- 5 NovSaudi-led coalition says it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile near Medina
- 6 NovSaudi F-15 begins strikes on the Al Hadara market, local time, per Houthi military spokesman
- 6 NovAircraft returns to its base after nearly an hour over the area, per the Houthis
Casualty figures from the Houthi side
Houthi officials put the toll from the strike on a market in Taiz province at 30 dead and 8 injured, a preliminary count released on Friday, 6 November. The figure came from the health ministry through the movement's Saba news agency. Rescue teams were still searching the rubble for bodies, and officials said the number could rise. Earlier Houthi-side claims were lower, with one report citing 20 dead and 15 injured and other early reports citing 20 dead and 10 injured.
“The initial toll of the airstrikes has resulted in the martyrdom of 30 citizens and injuries to 8 others in a preliminary count.”
- Earlier Houthi count
- 20 people
- Latest Houthi count (preliminary)
- 30 people
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Disputed account of the strike
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said a Saudi F-15 took off from the Jamis Mushait base and struck the Al Hadara market from about 07:10 local time. According to him, the jet circled the area for nearly an hour before heading back around 08:00. Houthi-run Al-Masirah described three raids on a livestock market at al-Wazi'iyah in southern Taiz province, a market it said draws hundreds of people from the surrounding area. The same channel reported strikes near Hamdan in Sanaa that hit two artesian wells, along with attacks in Majz district in Saada province. Yemen's government rejected the Houthi version. Its military spokesman, Majid al Nuzaili, accused the Houthis of carrying out the attack with a ballistic missile, and government officials said its military had carried out no airstrikes there. None of these claims could be independently verified at the time of reporting, and the Saudi-led coalition had not commented.
Wider front in Taiz
Taiz city, which the government controls, has been surrounded by Houthi fighters since early October, cutting the road that links it with Aden, the seat of the internationally recognised government. La Razón reported that Houthi advances in September and October threatened government-held areas, interrupted supply routes and increased pressure on the city. Fighting resumed in July after about four years of relative calm, in the context of the regional war. Notícias ao Minuto cited UN data showing more than 1,600 people killed and 300,000 displaced since the summer, with no near-term prospect of a diplomatic settlement. The Houthis control much of Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa.
Missile claims and open questions
On Thursday, 5 November, the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis in the Medina region, according to its spokesman, Turki al-Malki, who posted on X. The Houthis have repeatedly denied that they target the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Searches for bodies at the market were continuing at the time of reporting, and the health ministry said identification of remains was still under way. The Saudi-led coalition has not yet responded to the Taiz allegation.
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Sources and context
- Tgcom24Yemen, Houthi: “The death toll of the attack on the market in Taiz rises to 30 dead and eight injured”Yemen, Houthi: "Sale a 30 morti e otto feriti il bilancio dell'attacco al mercato a Taiz" · original in Italian
- La RazónAt least 30 dead in an attack on a market in a disputed area of Yemen, according to the HouthisAl menos 30 muertos en un ataque a un mercado en una zona disputada de Yemen, según los hutíes · original in Spanish
- ANSA.itHouthi, “death toll of the attack on the market in Taiz rises to 30 dead and 8 injured”Houthi, 'sale a 30 morti e 8 feriti il bilancio dell'attacco al mercato a Taiz' - Ultima ora · original in Italian
- der StandardNumerous dead in attacks in Yemeni province TaizZahlreiche Tote bei Angriffen in jemenitischer Provinz Taiz · original in German
- Yahya Saree
- Houthi military spokesman who described the Saudi F-15 strikes on the market
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