An attack on the al-Hadara market in al-Waziyah, a district in western Taiz province, at about 7 a.m. on Friday killed at least 30 people and wounded eight, according to Anees Alsabahi, a spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry, who said the toll could rise. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree blamed three Saudi airstrikes, while the Taiz government media office said no airstrikes were carried out in the area and blamed Houthi missile fire, acknowledging casualties without giving a toll. The Associated Press said it could not independently verify either side’s claims, and Saudi Arabia’s information ministry had not responded to its requests for comment.
At least 30 dead in Taiz market attack, sides trade blame
An attack on the al-Hadara market in al-Waziyah, in Yemen's Taiz province, on Friday killed at least 30 people and wounded eight, according to the Houthi-run health ministry, with the Houthis blaming Saudi airstrikes and government-aligned authorities blaming Houthi missile fire.
Why it matters: The attack is one of the deadliest on a civilian site since fighting resumed in Yemen, and the competing accounts, neither independently verified, show how attribution for strikes in Taiz remains contested by both sides.
Data as of Associated Press report of November 6, 2026, read in full via its syndication on Political.org in this run; the France24 and Al Jazeera pages for the same attack were blocked to this reader, so every figure here is the AP report's own. The casualty toll is the Houthi-run health ministry's figure, the two sides' accounts of who fired are each party's own claim, and the AP said it could not independently verify either side. Developing item.
Sources
- Airstrikes on a market in southwestern Yemen kill at least 30, Houthis say, as Saudi-backed government denies role - Associated Press, via Political.org syndication - 2026-11-06
- Yemen: 30 dead in strikes on Taiz market - France24 - 2026-11-07