Yemen's Houthi forces: Saudi airstrikes on Sanaa and Mocha cause multiple casualties

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24/10/2026
Yemen's Houthi armed group said on the 24th that the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the Red Sea port city of Mokha in Taiz Province came under intense airstrikes that day, causing multiple casualties. Al-Masirah TV, controlled by the Houthis, reported on the 24th that the Saudi Arabia-led multinational coalition launched consecutive airstrikes on Sanaa, with violent explosions occurring on the ground. Local residents told Xinhua reporters that warplanes kept circling over Sanaa and explosions continued. According to Al-Masirah TV, a house in the Asr area in western Sanaa was hit by an airstrike, killing 3 people and injuring several others. In addition, a cement factory in the Hamdan district northwest of Sanaa was attacked, causing casualties. The TV station also said that since the morning of the 24th, Mokha had been subjected to nearly 20 airstrikes. Mokha is located in the southwestern part of Taiz Province, near the strategically important Bab al-Mandab Strait.