Houthis accuse Saudi of Yemen prison strike that killed 7, including child
Houthi rebels accused Saudi Arabia of an airstrike on a prison in Yemen that killed at least seven people, while also claiming retaliatory attacks on Saudi infrastructure. The conflict continues to escalate with both sides reporting military actions.
Why it matters
The incident marks a significant escalation in the ongoing Yemen conflict, impacting civilian safety and regional stability.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out an air strike on a prison in the northern city of al-Hazm, killing at least seven people, including a child.The strike hit the Central Corrective Facility in al-Jawf province, near Yemen’s border with Saudi Arabia, Houthi-run Health Ministry spokesperson Anees al-Asbahi said. At least seven others, including a woman and child, were wounded. Some sources suggest at least 35 are still trapped under the rubble of the collapsed facility.Houthi-run Al Masirah TV broadcast footage it said showed the aftermath of the strike, including a collapsed building and people searching through the rubble. Saudi Arabia has not commented on the Houthi’s statements yet.Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree spoke to Al Jazeera, accusing Riyadh of “committing massacres” in al-Jawf and said the Houthis had shot down four Saudi reconnaissance drones in the previous 24 hours.
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