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Houthi media says Saudi strikes killed at least nine in northern Yemen
Houthi media said a Saudi strike killed at least nine people and wounded 16 in Saada, in northern Yemen, on Sunday.
It said the toll was not final and that most of those hurt or killed were women and children.
The reports also described 12 deaths in strikes on Saturday in Taiz and Dhamar, including three children; these were separate incidents from the Saada strike.
The Saudi-led coalition is fighting the Houthis in support of Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
Yemen’s civil war reignited in July after years of relative calm, and fighting intensified after the Houthis seized the Red Sea coast in September.
The Houthis have also attacked Saudi targets, including vessels, oil facilities and Riyadh’s airport.
The reported deaths add to the civilian toll as the conflict escalates, but the accounts provide no independent confirmation of the casualty figures or details of what happens next.
Houthi media said an alleged Saudi airstrike on a home in Yemen’s Saada governorate killed at least nine people and wounded 16 on October 18.
The agency said most of those killed or wounded were women and children, and that the toll was not final.
A day earlier, Houthi media reported that Saudi strikes in Taiz and Dhamar had killed at least 12 people and wounded 33.
The Saudi-led coalition has carried out raids in support of Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
The reports come amid renewed fighting in Yemen’s long-running civil war.
- Who
- Houthi media reported the deaths and injuries. It blamed Saudi strikes.
- What
- An alleged airstrike in Saada killed at least nine people and wounded 16, according to Houthi media.
- When
- October 18, 2026.
- Where
- A home in Saada governorate, northern Yemen.
- Why
- The sources do not state why the home was targeted.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The renewed conflict in Yemen erupted again, according to the articles.
The Houthis seized Yemen’s Red Sea coast, after which the conflict intensified, according to the articles.
Houthi media reported that strikes in Taiz and Dhamar killed at least 12 people and wounded 33.
Houthi media reported that an alleged Saudi strike in Saada killed at least nine people and wounded 16.
- Saada casualties
- At least 9 killed and 16 wounded, according to Houthi media
- Saada strike date
- October 18, 2026
- Taiz and Dhamar casualties
- At least 12 killed and 33 wounded, according to Houthi media
- Reported strikes toll
- 115 dead and 305 wounded between September 3 and October 15, according to the Houthis
- Coalition role
- The Saudi-led coalition has carried out raids in support of Yemen’s internationally recognised government
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What people are saying
led to the martyrdom of nine and the injury of 16 others, most of them women and children
using cluster bombs, which are banned internationally