Key facts
- Seven people were killed and 40 injured in a strike on shops at a market in Yemen's Taiz province on Sunday, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.
- Houthi rebels accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out an air strike on the Central Corrective Facility in al-Hazm, Jawf province, killing seven people, including a child.
- At least seven others were wounded in the Jawf prison strike, including a woman, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.
- Yemeni government military sources said Houthi militants had recently established a military camp near the market in Taiz.
- Houthi forces claimed to have used ballistic missiles to attack Saudi supply trucks at a border crossing in Hadramout province.
Seven people were killed and 40 injured in a strike on shops at a market in Yemen's Taiz province on Sunday, according to the Houthi-run health ministry. The ministry stated that children were among the injured.
Separately, Houthi rebels accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out an air strike on a prison in the northern city of al-Hazm, Jawf province, killing seven people, including a child. The Houthi-run health ministry said at least seven others were wounded in that strike, including a woman. The prison's warden told the Houthi al-Masirah news channel that 35 prisoners and a visiting woman were trapped under the rubble. Saudi Arabia has not commented on the allegations.
Three military sources within the Yemeni government told Reuters that Houthi militants had recently established a military camp near the market in Taiz. Houthi forces also claimed to have used ballistic missiles to attack Saudi supply trucks at a border crossing in Hadramout province.
The accusations come as front-line fighting intensifies in Yemen, with forces of the internationally recognized government advancing on several fronts. A ceasefire that had largely held since 2022 is now reportedly in tatters.