The Houthi movement announced that the number of victims from the Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa and Al-Jawf province last Wednesday has risen to 211 killed and wounded.
In a statement issued Thursday evening, the Houthi-run Ministry of Health reported that “the Zionist aggression on Sanaa and Al-Jawf claimed the lives of 46 people, including 5 children and 11 women, while 165 others were injured, among them 31 children and 29 women.”
According to the statement, Sanaa alone recorded 38 fatalities and 147 injuries, while in Al-Hazm district of Al-Jawf, 8 were killed and 18 injured. Civil defense teams continue to clear rubble and search for survivors in the targeted neighborhoods and facilities.
Earlier figures released Wednesday evening had reported 35 dead and 131 wounded. On Thursday, Health Ministry spokesman Anis Al-Asbahi stressed that the updated toll remains “incomplete,” as rescue operations are still underway.
The airstrikes also damaged Yemen’s National Museum in Sanaa, in addition to nearby residential buildings and civilian infrastructure, according to local sources.
Houthi officials stated that Israel struck multiple locations, including the headquarters of 26 September newspaper (linked to the Ministry of Defense), Al-Yemen newspaper in Al-Tahrir district, as well as the Civil Status Authority and a branch of the Central Bank in Al-Hazm, Al-Jawf.
For its part, the Israeli army said in an official statement that the airstrikes targeted military camps, the headquarters of the Houthi military media department, and fuel storage facilities, describing the operation as a response to “Houthi attacks against Israel.”
These strikes came less than two weeks after an Israeli air raid on August 30 killed the Houthi-appointed prime minister and several ministers in Sanaa—marking the first attack of its kind on senior Houthi officials.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army reported Thursday that it intercepted two launches from Yemen—one ballistic missile and one drone. The Houthis later claimed responsibility, saying the attacks were also part of their response to the “Israeli aggression against Yemen.”
Since the Gaza war began, the Houthis have stepped up their operations in the Red Sea, targeting international vessels, and have launched missiles toward Israel, framing these actions as part of their support for the Palestinian cause.
