A disputed attack on a market in Al-Waziya city, Taiz province, killed 30 people Friday, according to Yemen’s Houthi health ministry, as officials gave conflicting accounts of responsibility.
The ministry also reported eight wounded and said rescue teams were searching under the rubble for bodies. Anis al-Asbahi, a ministry spokesman, said Saudi aircraft hit the market several times in remarks carried by the Houthis’ Saba news agency.
Yahya Saree, the Houthis’ military spokesman, said the aircraft departed from Khamis Mushait, a Saudi base.
Yemen’s government forces blamed the Houthis for a ballistic missile attack on the market and described it as a war crime. Taiz authorities also blamed Houthi missile fire and denied that airstrikes occurred.
AFP reported that fighting resumed in July following years of relative calm. The agency said the Houthis launched a major offensive in September, alongside continued Saudi bombing of Houthi positions and an increase in Houthi attacks on Saudi targets.
