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Saudi aircraft strike crowded public market in Taiz province, killed and wounded reported

The Yemeni side has described the Saudi airstrike on a public market in Al-Wazi'iyah district, west of Taiz province, as a "horrific massacre".

The Baku NEWS·6 November 2026 at 11:41 (Baku time)
Saudi aircraft strike crowded public market in Taiz province, killed and wounded reported

Saudi aircraft struck a public market in Al-Wazi'iyah district, west of Taiz province in southwestern Yemen, on the morning of 6 November. Martyrs and wounded are reported as a result of the attack.

The official Yemeni side in Sanaa said Saudi aircraft committed a "horrific massacre" by targeting a crowded public market in Al-Wazi'iyah district.

A Saudi airstrike also targeted Hays district in western Yemen.

The same morning, explosions occurred in the city of Najran in southern Saudi Arabia and in the country's southern regions following an attack by the Yemeni Armed Forces. An alert was declared in Najran.

On 3 November, Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Yahya Saree said Saudi military aviation had carried out 93 airstrikes on Yemen in the previous 24 hours.

On 27 September, the Yemeni side also said a Saudi airstrike had hit a market, killing at least seven people and wounding dozens.

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