Air strikes near Yemen's capital kill at least 44, Houthi-run health ministry says

Summary

Health authorities run by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels said overnight that air strikes on the village of Al-Shariya, east of Sanaa, Yemen's capital, had killed 44 people, most of them women and children. The strikes wounded 40 others, including eight children and nine women. Anees al-Asbahi, spokesman for the Houthi-run Health Ministry, said the dead included 21 children and 10 women. Rescue teams were still searching the area for missing people, raising fears that the death toll could rise. The reports do not name who carried out the strikes, and the figures come from Houthi-run authorities without independent confirmation.

Timeline

1. The Hindu

   9 Nov 2026, 15:38 UTCSource ↗

   The Hindu reports that Houthi rebels say at least 44 people were killed in an airstrike near the Yemeni capital, and that rescue teams were still searching for missing people, with Al-Asbahi saying this raised fears the death toll could rise.

2. South China Morning Post

   9 Nov 2026, 20:49 UTCSource ↗

   The South China Morning Post reports that the death toll from air strikes on the village of Al-Shariya, east of Sanaa, rose to 44, most of them women and children, according to Houthi-run health authorities, with 40 others wounded and 21 children and 10 women among the dead, according to spokesman Anees al-Asbahi.