SANA’A: Yemen’s Health Ministry reported that Saudi airstrikes in Yemen struck a residence and housing for cement workers on Saturday, resulting in at least 21 casualties. Yemeni media later revised the toll to 11 killed and over 13 wounded.
One strike targeting workers’ housing in the Hamdan district killed eight individuals, including six women and a girl, while also injuring more than ten others. Another strike hit a home in the Asr area of Sanaa, claiming the lives of three people and injuring three more. Yemeni sources attributed both attacks to Saudi warplanes.
In addition, Saudi missiles targeted Maran in the Saada governorate, and there were reports of 20 airstrikes on Mokha in western Taiz since the morning.
Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF), made a separate claim on Friday, stating that Saudi forces conducted 124 attacks on civilian facilities within a 24-hour period.
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YAF announced that its forces targeted locations in Riyadh, Yanbu, Dammam, and Abha on October 22. Sanaa also reported that over 2,900 Saudi attacks in 100 days had resulted in more than 562 casualties.
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Yemeni authorities and media said Saudi strikes on Sanaa and Hamdan killed 11 people and wounded more than 13 on Saturday.
