At least 27 killed in strikes near Yemen’s Sanaa

Airstrikes hit homes in al-Shariya, a village near Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, killing at least 27 people and wounding about 30 to 39, according to Yemen’s Houthi-run health ministry. The reported deaths were mostly women and children, and the toll remained provisional as recovery efforts continued.

Anees Alasbahi, a ministry spokesperson, accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the strikes. The allegation has not been independently verified. Saudi authorities had not confirmed responsibility in the reports; one Saudi government communications office said it was investigating the account.

The ministry’s reported death toll rose from 22 to 25 in Alasbahi’s successive statements before reaching at least 27. Reports gave differing wounded totals, from about 30 to 39. Rescue teams were still searching rubble, so the final number of casualties was not established.

Footage shown by Houthi-run AlMasirah television depicted rescuers carrying children and injured people from the area to a hospital. Reports also described damaged homes and people sheltering in nearby fields. Alasbahi said civilians remained trapped under rubble and that later strikes targeted emergency workers. Those...