Death toll rises to 33 in airstrikes near Sanaa, at least 39 injured

The death toll from airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition near Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, has risen to 33. At least 39 more people have been injured in the incident. The Houthi-controlled Yemeni health ministry has claimed that civilians are among the casualties.

According to a report by Al Jazeera, the Saudi-led coalition carried out several rounds of airstrikes on Saturday (7 November) in Al Shariah village in the Bani Hashish district, east of Sanaa.

Anis Alasbahi, spokesperson for the Houthi-controlled Yemeni health ministry, shared the casualty figures in a post on the social media platform X. He claimed that several houses and roads in the village were damaged in the strikes, and that ambulance workers and members of the civil defence team were also targeted.

Alasbahi said the death toll had risen to 33 after the strikes, with at least 39 people injured.

No comment has yet been received from the Saudi-led coalition on the strikes.

It has not been possible to independently verify the casualty figures or the extent of the damage from the strikes.