At Least 20 Killed in Yemen Market Airstrikes, Houthis Say
Airstrikes hit a busy market in al-Waziyah, in Yemen’s southwestern Taiz province, on November 6, killing at least 20 people and wounding 15, a Houthi health ministry spokesperson said. He said the death toll could rise and blamed the Saudi-led coalition for the attack.
Local authorities in Taiz confirmed that an attack on a busy market had caused deaths and injuries, but did not give a toll. They disputed the Houthi account of an airstrike, saying no airstrikes had taken place in the area, and blamed the Houthis for the incident.
The competing accounts leave responsibility contested. The claims could not immediately be independently verified. If confirmed, the attack would rank among the deadliest since renewed clashes pitted Houthi forces against troops of Yemen’s Saudi-supported government.
Yemen Market Deaths Underscore Civilian Cost of Airstrikes
At least 20 people were killed and 15 wounded when an attack struck a busy market in al-Waziyah, in Yemen’s Taiz province, on November 6. A Houthi health ministry spokesperson blamed the Saudi-led coalition and warned that the death toll could rise.
The civilian toll demands urgent scrutiny, even as the accounts of what happened sharply conflict. Taiz authorities acknowledged deaths and injuries but said there were no airstrikes in the area and blamed the Houthis. Responsibility could not immediately be independently verified.
The competing claims do not erase the reported loss of life. If the Houthi account is confirmed, the attack would be among the deadliest since renewed clashes pitted Houthi forces against troops of Yemen’s Saudi-supported government. The human cost of the conflict is again at the center of the story.
Conflicting Yemen Claims Cloud Deadly Market Attack
A deadly attack on a market in Yemen’s Taiz province has produced sharply conflicting accounts, with responsibility still unverified. Houthi officials said airstrikes killed at least 20 people and wounded 15 in al-Waziyah on November 6, and blamed the Saudi-led coalition.
Taiz authorities confirmed deaths and injuries but rejected the claim that airstrikes hit the area. They said no airstrikes were carried out there and blamed the Houthis for the incident. The claims could not immediately be independently verified.
The disagreement matters: the Houthi account assigns responsibility to the coalition, while local authorities directly dispute that version. If confirmed, the attack would be among the deadliest since renewed clashes pitted Houthi forces against troops of Yemen’s Saudi-supported government. The available accounts do not settle who was responsible.
Reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Local 10 Miami, The Boston Globe.
