Airstrike Near Yemen's Capital Kills at Least 22 People

Houthi officials have accused Saudi Arabia of a strike on residential homes in the village of al-Shariya, reportedly resulting in dozens of casualties.

The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group accused Saudi Arabia of hitting several homes in the village of al-Shariya near the Yemeni capital. There was no initial comment from Riyadh. In a devastating escalation of conflict near Sanaa, Yemen, airstrikes have left 22 people dead and more than 30 wounded.

This latest violence adds to the chaos following a previous assault at the al-Hadara market, where about 30 fatalities were reported. Airstrikes hit homes in a village near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 30 others, mostly women and children, a spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi-run Health Ministry said.

Deutsche Welle English reported the story as "Yemen: 22 killed in strike near Sanaa, Houthis say." New York Post reported the story as "An airstrike has killed 25 people near Yemen's capital, Houthi official says."

3 sources have covered this story, including New York Post, Deutsche Welle English and Times of India. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 34 minutes ago.

Source accounts have not fully aligned on every figure tied to this story (different reports cite 25, 22 killed, 22); the published L1FE summary holds those specifics open until more sources converge.