Saudi Airstrikes Taiz Civilians: 3 Martyred in Dhubab, 7 Injured Including 3 Children

18 October, 2026 10:42

Saudi Airstrikes Taiz Civilians: 3 Civilians Martyred in Dhubab, 7 Injured Including 3 Children in Taiz, Yemeni Sources

Shiite News: Three Yemeni civilians have been martyred in an airstrike by Al Saud’s warplanes on the Al-Ardi area of Dhubab district in Yemen’s Taiz province, while numerous livestock were also killed in the attack. According to local sources, Saudi warplanes also targeted the communications network in the Al-Nashmah area of Al-Ma’afir district.

Spokesman of the Yemeni Ministry of Health, Dr. Anis Al-Asbahi, stated that 7 civilians were injured by the shelling and firing of Saudi aggression’s mercenary fighters in the Al-Ta’iziyah and Al-Masrakh districts of Taiz. According to him, 3 children were injured by mortar shells fired on the Al-Ma’yanah and Hamah Al-Sufla areas of Al-Masrakh district, 3 individuals were injured by artillery shelling on civilians’ homes, while in Azlat Hadhran of Al-Ta’iziyah district, a woman was hit by the bullet of a sniper belonging to Saudi aggression’s mercenary fighters.

Yemen’s National Human Rights Commission stated that Saudi warplanes and artillery targeted a medical center in Azlat Al-Mashawilah of Al-Wazi’iyah district, as a result of which one civilian was martyred and one woman was severely injured, while the communications network was also targeted in Jabal Habashi district. The Commission, terming the attack on the medical center a war crime and a blatant violation of international humanitarian law, held the Saudi regime and its coalition fully legally and criminally responsible for these crimes.

Read More: Yemen Scholars Council Statement: Saudi Crimes Impose Duty of Mobilization and Retaliation

Meanwhile, the Yemeni Human Rights Center Ain Al-Insaniyah has stated that since the beginning of the recent escalation, 236 individuals have been targeted in 42 incidents of Saudi aggression in Taiz province, including 67 martyred—among them 17 children and 12 women—and 169 injured—including 33 children and 28 women. The Center demanded that the international community and human rights organizations fulfill their responsibilities for the protection of civilians and the accountability of those responsible for Saudi crimes.

12:22 PM October 18, 2026
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