Conflicts Continue in the Middle East: At Least 9 People Killed in Strike in Yemen

An airstrike on a house in the Houthi-controlled Saada governorate of Yemen killed at least nine people and injured 19 others. Meanwhile, across the Middle East, other developments occurred, including an attack on a journalist in the West Bank, a helicopter crash near the Saudi Arabian border, and aid cutoffs in Gaza.

An airstrike hitting a house in the Sahar district of Saada governorate in northern Yemen killed at least nine people, including five children and two women. Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesperson for the Houthi-controlled Ministry of Health, reported that 19 people, including 11 children, were also injured in the attack, with some in critical condition. While al-Asbahi held Saudi Arabia responsible for the attack, no official statement has yet been made by the Saudi government. Meanwhile, in southwestern Saudi Arabia, it was announced that the two-person crew of a Saudi military helicopter died when it crashed due to a technical malfunction near the city of Najran, close to the Yemeni border. Coalition spokesperson Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki stated that the crash resulted from a technical malfunction. Furthermore, Egypt's National Defense Council decided to provide all forms of support to Saudi Arabia to defend its security and stability.