Houthi-run health officials say Saudi airstrikes killed at least 27 people and wounded dozens near Sanaa on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, in one of the deadliest reported strikes since fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-aligned Houthis resumed this summer. Reuters, writing through Internazionale, and Al Jazeera both carry the Saba/health-ministry line of at least 27 killed; Reuters adds 36 wounded. The Washington Post runs an AP package under the same 27-killed framing. BBC reports Houthi-linked media saying at least 25 killed. This desk saved BBC, Al Jazeera, Reuters-via-Internazionale and Middle East Eye HTML under src/, plus a truncated WaPo/AP extract. Reuters writes that it could not independently verify the account, and that Saudi Arabia’s Center for International Communication did not immediately comment, saying it would look into Reuters’ inquiries.
Where outlets place the village: Al Jazeera quotes Anees al-Asbahi of the Sanaa-based Ministry of Health saying the attacks struck al-Shariya village north of the capital and that women and children made up most of the casualties. Middle East Eye also names Al-Shariya and the 27-killed / 36-wounded pair via Saba. Reuters says the ministry reported homes hit in Bani Hushaysh, a Houthi stronghold east of Sanaa. BBC describes al-Shariyah east of Sanaa and says Al Masirah TV showed rescuers pulling bodies from rubble, including young children, plus injured people carried to hospital. This desk treats the village naming (al-Shariya / al-Shariyah / Bani Hushaysh district) as overlapping place language from Houthi-side sources, not as three separate confirmed sites.
Hospital and double-strike claims stay attributed to Houthi-side speakers. Reuters quotes Sehatuna Hospital director Abdul-Aziz al-Dailami that many victims remained trapped under rubble, including first responders, and that “We received a number of wounded individuals in very critical condition, with injuries to the head, chest and legs, as well as fractures.” WaPo/AP captions a photo from Sehatna Hospital (AP spelling) showing men carrying an injured girl. Middle East Eye relays Saba’s earlier line that warplanes struck paramedics twice. Saudi Arabia and the internationally recognised Yemeni government have not commented on the reported village strikes in the files this desk read.
Watch: Graphic Al Masirah-sourced clip of the reported Sanaa-province strikes, via @MarioNawfal on X
Warning: the clip shows bodies and rescue scenes. If the embed does not load, it shows as a plain link to the original post. The embed does not replace Reuters, Al Jazeera, BBC, Middle East Eye or WaPo/AP reporting above, and this desk could not independently verify the footage.
View the @MarioNawfal post on X
Same-day military claims from both sides: Al Jazeera reports Yemeni government forces saying they repelled Houthi assaults in Marib and pushed in al-Jawf under the Dawn of Yemen operation with spokesman Col. Majed al-Nazili claiming 875 attacks on Houthi positions and, with Al Jazeera quoting him on neutralising about 130 Houthi commanders and fighters — claims Al Jazeera could not verify. Separately, Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye report Houthi claims of six missile and drone operations against Saudi targets including Riyadh’s King Khalid airport and oil sites; Col. Turki al-Malki of the Saudi-backed coalition said early Saturday that forces shot down a Houthi ballistic missile over the Riyadh region (Al Jazeera; BBC notes a coalition intercept hours before the al-Shariyah report).
Context and Friday’s contested Taiz toll: BBC and Al Jazeera say Friday’s market attack in Taiz province reportedly killed about 30 people, with Houthis blaming Saudi strikes and government forces blaming a Houthi missile — a dispute outlets leave unresolved. Al Jazeera’s Yousef Mawry, reporting from Sanaa, said Houthis put civilian deaths from the past two days at 55 while government officials held Houthis responsible for most casualties, adding: “Two narratives are blaming each other and pointing the finger at each other, while this is taking a toll on civilian casualties.” Field Marshal Mahdi al-Mashat vowed to avenge the Saturday attack, per Al Jazeera; BBC paraphrases him as taking revenge for the latest attacks.
What readers can hold as agreed versus open: multiple independent outlets agree that Houthi-run health officials reported a high civilian death toll from Saturday airstrikes near Sanaa, that Houthis blame Saudi Arabia, and that Saudi Arabia had not issued a substantive public reply in the copy this desk read. Open items include independent verification of the death toll (BBC’s 25 vs Reuters/Al Jazeera’s 27), exact village coordinates, whether paramedics took a second strike, and any Saudi or Yemeni-government account of the target. Graphic Al Masirah-style footage circulated on X; this desk embedded a Mario Nawfal post that carries a graphic warning rather than anonymous phones as lead.