Saudi airstrikes target Sanaa, several Yemeni governorates, leaving casualties, damage

SANAA, Oct. 27 (YPA) – Saudi warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on Tuesday across the capital, Sanaa, and several Yemeni governorates, causing casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure.

According to security sources, Saudi aircraft re-targeted a cement factory in the Hamdan district of Sanaa Governorate. The facility was previously struck on Saturday in an attack that reportedly resulted in 23 casualties among factory workers and their families.

Security sources further reported an airstrike on the Haradh district in Hajjah Governorate, alongside two strikes on Mayon Island near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Heavy airstrikes were also launched earlier on Tuesday morning against the Thubab and Mocha districts in Taiz Governorate.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health in Sanaa stated that one civilian was killed and another sustained severe injuries when a Saudi airstrike struck the residence of Waheeb Al-Ariqi in the Al-Haseeb neighborhood of Mocha district, Taiz Governorate.

YPA