Funeral held in Sanaa for 43 people reportedly killed in Saudi airstrike

A funeral was held in Sanaa for 43 people reportedly killed in a Saudi airstrike on Saturday, November 7.

The Houthi-run Saba news agency said the dead included women and children.

It said the strike hit six homes in al-Shariah village, in the Bani Hushaysh area near Yemen’s capital.

The reported death toll makes the strike one of the deadliest incidents since fighting resumed in July between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-allied Houthi group.

The renewed fighting has damaged a UN-mediated ceasefire from 2022, which had stopped most attacks by the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis, who control Sanaa.

Since fighting resumed, the Houthis have attacked Saudi airports and oil facilities with missiles and drones, while Saudi Arabia has carried out airstrikes in Yemen in support of its allies there.