Archive · 20 Sep 2025
Israeli Strike on Yemen Newspaper Kills 31 Journalists
In Yemen, an Israeli airstrike hit a newspaper complex, causing the deaths of 31 journalists and staff.
The attack targeted a building housing media outlets associated with the Houthis.
The Israeli military claimed the strikes targeted military sites in response to Houthi attacks on Israel.
Rights groups say that journalists are protected as civilians under international law unless they directly participate in hostilities.
This is considered one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in recent history.
An Israeli airstrike on a newspaper complex in Yemen killed 31 journalists.
The attack occurred on September 10 in Sana’a, Yemen.
The strike targeted a newspaper complex housing three Houthi-linked media outlets.
The Israeli military stated the strike was retaliation for Houthi attacks.
The CPJ reported this was one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in recent years.
- Who
- Israeli military and journalists working in Yemen
- What
- An airstrike on a newspaper complex
- When
- September 10
- Where
- Sana’a, Yemen
- Why
- Retaliation for Houthi attacks on Israel
Rights Groups
Israeli Military
Targeting of Journalists
Rights Groups
Journalists are civilians and should not be targeted under international law.
Israeli Military
The attack targeted military sites and the Houthis’ public relations arm.
Cause of Attack
Rights Groups
The attack was unjustified.
Israeli Military
The strikes were framed as retaliation for repeated Houthi attacks on Israel.
- Incident
- Israeli airstrike on a newspaper complex in Sana’a, Yemen
- Date
- September 10
- Fatalities
- 31 journalists and media staff
- Injured
- 131
- Target
- Newspaper complex housing three Houthi-linked media outlets
- Retaliation for
- Houthi attacks on Israel
- Reported by
- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)