22 killed in airstrike near Yemen's capital Sana'a

At least 22 people were killed and 30 others injured in an airstrike on Saturday in a village near Yemen's capital Sana'a. A spokesperson for the Houthi-run health ministry stated that the deceased mostly include women and children.

According to information provided to The Associated Press, Anis Al-Asbahi alleged that these attacks in the Al-Shariyah area were carried out by Saudi Arabia. The Houthi-run Saba News Agency reported that the death toll from this massacre by Saudi enemy aircraft has reached 22 civilians, while the number of injured has risen to 30. According to the Saba News Agency, operations to extract victims from the debris were ongoing, and paramedics were also targeted in two aircraft attacks.

Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV showed scenes following the attack, where staff could be seen transporting the lifeless bodies of small children from ambulances to a local hospital. The TV also broadcast scenes of broken rubble in Al-Shariyah and injured persons in the hospital. Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Information has not yet responded to this.

The background to this attack is the rapidly escalating civil war in Yemen. Fighting has intensified after the years-old ceasefire broke down during the summer. Iran-backed Houthis, who control Sana'a and the northern and western parts of the country, are fighting Saudi-backed opponents. Earlier on Friday, 30 people were killed in an attack at a market in southern Yemen, with both sides blaming each other.

According to the United Nations, more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 3,00,000 people have been displaced since fighting resumed in this poor country. Saudi Arabia stated in a statement on Saturday that it had intercepted a Houthi missile launched towards the Riyadh province.

A long-standing conflict has been ongoing between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government in Yemen. The war resumed in July after years of peace, opening a new front in the Middle East conflict.