Loading the video No Comment Video. Seven killed, dozens hurt in Saudi airstrike on Yemen market Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 27/09/2026 - 16:30 GMT+2 Seven people were killed and 40 injured in a Saudi airstrike on a market in Yemen’s Taiz province, as Houthi forces advance and Saudi-led air raids intensify. At least five children were among the wounded. The strike hit shops near the Mawiya junction, although the casualties and target could not be independently verified. Yemeni government forces said they had instead targeted a Houthi military position and vehicles in the area. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The attack comes amid a major escalation in Yemen’s war, with Houthi forces advancing along the Red Sea coast towards Bab al-Mandab, a crucial shipping route. Saudi Arabia has responded with hundreds of airstrikes, according to the Houthis, who said 27 strikes were carried out across six provinces in the previous 24 hours. The renewed fighting has killed nearly 700 people and displaced more than 130,000, according to the UN. Saudi Arabia said it also intercepted two Houthi drones heading towards Riyadh on Saturday. Yemen Saudi Arabia Houthis Airstrike Red sea Top stories Now playing Next Seven killed, dozens hurt in Saudi airstrike on Yemen market Now playing Next Pope Leo XIV draws 800,000 faithful to Paris before emotional Lourdes pilgrimage Now playing Next Ukraine: Russian drone barrage on Kyiv kills teenage boy and wounds 20 residents Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | September 27th, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next Azerbaijan agrees multi-billion-dollar deals with investment giants Now playing Next Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | September 27th, 2026 – Morning Now playing Next Trump rejects Iranian plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz Now playing Next How 21st-century glue is helping to finish Antoni Gaudí's masterpiece Now playing Next Thousands take to the streets in Madrid over Ceuta migrant crisis Now playing Next Russia strikes Ukraine as Putin denies plans to attack Europe Now playing Next Fat Bear Week returns as Alaska's biggest bears compete for the crown Now playing Next At least two people were killed and 19 are in hospital after a bus crashed near Munich Now playing Next Protesters camp in Madrid in demonstration against Spain' housing crisis Now playing Next Pope Leo XIV says assisted dying must not become 'normal' as visit to France continues Now playing Next Five arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist act after 'major incident' near UK air base ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Explosion near Acropolis collapses building in Athens’ Plaka, injuring two No Comment South Africa fires up world’s biggest braai in bid for Guinness record No Comment France welcomes Leo XIV at Orly Airport as bells sound nationwide No Comment Austria: Yodelling tradition goes underground in Graz Europe News Russian foreign minister rejects Berlin's call to abandon 'dangerous' escalation Business Tomorrow's Infrastructure: AIIB Raises Its Development Ambitions for a Second Decade Europe News Pope Leo arrives in Lourdes for second leg of France visit after historic Paris crowds Earth News Fat Bear Week returns as Alaska's biggest bears compete for the crown World News US president Donald Trump rejects Iranian plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz Europe News Pope Leo XIV draws huge crowds in Paris as 600,000 await Mass Europe News Thousands of protesters take to the streets in Madrid over Ceuta migrant crisis Ukraine Russia strikes Ukraine as Putin denies plans to attack Europe amid growing tensions ADVERTISEMENT Azerbaijan Baku's week of F1 racing, global security, and record investments Design The secret behind the Sagrada Familia's final towers: Stone, steel and 21st-century glue Europe News AI must serve humans, rather than 'become an instrument of domination and injustice', pope warns Europe News Protests erupt in Granada after eviction of 87-year-old woman in Madrid Culture news Death of a rapper: European Parliament pays tribute to murdered Greek musician Pavlos Fyssas World News Trump and Xi declare harmony, no confrontation, as US state visit ends Europe News Emmanuel Macron and Pope Leo XIV set out clashing world views at first meeting in France Europe News Watch: Pope Leo XIV warns AI could threaten humanity in ‘paradise of machines’ ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT
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