Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Houthis Accuse Saudi Arabia After Deadly Yemen Prison Strike
An airstrike hit a prison in Yemen.
Houthi officials said Saudi Arabia carried out the attack.
They said seven people died, including one child.
At least seven other people were hurt.
One of the injured people was a woman.
The prison is in the city of Hazm, in Jawf province.
The Houthis called the strike a massacre.
The available report does not include Saudi Arabia’s response.
A strike hit the Central Corrective Facility in Hazm, Yemen’s Jawf province, according to a Houthi health ministry spokesman.
The Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the airstrike.
Seven people were killed, including a child, according to Anees al-Asbahi.
At least seven others were injured, including a woman.
The Houthis described the attack as a “massacre.”
- Who
- Houthi officials accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the strike; seven people were reported killed and at least seven injured.
- What
- An airstrike reportedly hit the Central Corrective Facility, killing seven people and injuring at least seven others.
- Where
- The Central Corrective Facility in Hazm, Jawf province, northern Yemen.
- Why
- The reason for the reported strike is not stated in the article.
Houthi Account
Saudi Position
Responsibility for the strike
Houthi Account
The Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the airstrike on the prison.
Saudi Position
No Saudi Arabian response or alternative account is provided in the article.
Characterization of the attack
Houthi Account
The Houthis described the strike as a “massacre,” citing the reported deaths and injuries.
Saudi Position
The article does not provide Saudi Arabia’s characterization of the incident.
- Reported death toll
- 7 people
- Reported injuries
- At least 7 people
- Child fatalities
- 1 child was among those killed
- Reported female injuries
- A woman was among the injured
- Location
- Central Corrective Facility, Hazm, Jawf province, Yemen
- Accusation
- Houthi officials accused Saudi Arabia of conducting the airstrike
- Houthi description
- The Houthis called the attack a “massacre”