Reports: Saudi Strike on Taiz Market Kills Seven

A reported Saudi airstrike hit a market in Taiz, Yemen, killing seven people and injuring 40, according to accounts attributed to Houthi-affiliated media and the Yemeni news agency Saba. The accounts said the strike took place at or near Taiz Central Market, around Mawiyah Junction, on Sunday, September 27. The casualty figures and circumstances have not been independently confirmed in the available reporting. Saba reported that Saudi Arabia struck commercial shops at the market. Yemen’s internationally recognized government gave a different account of the target, saying the strike was aimed at a Houthi military camp and vehicles at the same location. Three government military sources told Reuters that Houthi militants had recently established a camp near the market, but the supplied reports do not independently establish what was hit or the circumstances of the strike. Al-Masirah, a Houthi-affiliated television channel, said a Saudi fighter jet targeted the area shortly before reporting seven deaths and 40 injuries. Other reports repeating the same casualty count relied on Al-Masirah’s account, rather than separate on-the-ground confirmation.