Strikes on Taiz market leave at least 30 dead, Houthis say, as sides trade blame

Summary

Air strikes on a market in al-Waziyah, a Houthi-held area of Yemen's Taiz province, killed or wounded more than 30 people on Friday, according to the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV, which called the toll preliminary while searches for missing people continued. Houthi health officials put the toll at 30 dead and eight wounded, and a Houthi Health Ministry spokesperson cited 15 wounded. The Houthis said Saudi aircraft carried out the strikes, and their military spokesman said the aircraft had taken off from the Khamis Mushait base. The internationally recognised government accused the Houthis of firing a ballistic missile at the market and called the attack a war crime. Local authorities in Taiz denied that any air strikes had taken place and blamed indiscriminate Houthi missile fire. Al-Masirah also reported strikes in the Hamdan area of Sanaa and attacks on Majz district in Saada province. The reports do not establish who carried out the strikes on the market.

Timeline

1. Middle East Eye

   6 Nov 2026, 11:25 UTCSource ↗

   Reports, citing the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV, that air strikes on a market in Taiz province killed or wounded more than 30 people on Friday morning, a toll the channel called preliminary, with three strikes reported on the market.

2. The Hindu

   6 Nov 2026, 17:24 UTCSource ↗

   Reports, citing Houthi Health Ministry spokesperson Anees Alsabahi, that 15 people were wounded in airstrikes on a market in al-Waziyah in Taiz province, under a headline saying at least 30 were killed.

3. Middle East Eye

   6 Nov 2026, 17:28 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that the Houthis blame Saudi aircraft for strikes on the al-Waziya market that put the toll at 30 dead and eight wounded, while the government blames a Houthi ballistic missile and calls the attack a war crime.

4. Al Jazeera

   6 Nov 2026, 18:09 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that an attack on al-Hadara market in the al-Waziiya district of Taiz governorate killed at least 30 people, according to the Houthi rebels, as government forces and Houthis traded blame.

5. NDTV

   6 Nov 2026, 21:40 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Yemen's Houthis said Saudi airstrikes killed 30 people at a market on Friday.

6. France 24

   7 Nov 2026, 09:37 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that at least 30 people have reportedly been killed in an attack on a market in Taiz province, with Houthi rebels blaming Saudi airstrikes while government forces and local authorities dispute this and accuse the Houthis of indiscriminate fire.