Air strikes near Sanaa in Yemen: dozens killed, according to the Houthis

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Houthi sources in Yemen said at least 25 people were killed in an air strike on a village near Sanaa. According to the statement, Saudi Arabia carried out the strikes.

Houthi health ministry spokesman Anis al-Asbahi said the death toll from the strikes on the village of al-Sharya in Bani Hushaysh province, east of Sanaa, rose to 33, and at least 39 were wounded. He said the strikes last night targeted homes, roads and rescue and relief teams.

The Houthis blame the Saudi-led coalition and threaten revenge. Riyadh announced the interception of a cruise missile launched toward it. According to the health ministry in Sanaa, 84 civilians were killed or wounded in the strikes on al-Sharya, and Houthi military media claimed that 105 strikes were carried out in Sanaa and seven other provinces in the past day.