Residents walk on debris of their homes at Seina district in Taiz, Yemen, after a missile strike.
\n\nThe conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement has escalated, with the rebels claiming a series of attacks on Saudi oil facilities, an airport and military positions in retaliation for deadly airstrikes they blamed on Riyadh.
\n\nHouthi-linked media said at least 25 people, including women and children, were killed in Saudi airstrikes on the town of al-Shariyah, east of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. There has been no immediate comment from the Saudi-led coalition, which backs Yemen's internationally recognised government.
\n\nFootage broadcast by Al Masirah, a television channel operated by the Houthis, showed rescuers pulling bodies from the rubble of damaged buildings. The bodies of young children could be seen among those recovered, while injured people were carried on stretchers to nearby hospitals.
\n\nThe Houthi-run Saba news agency also blamed Saudi Arabia for the strikes.
\n\nIn response, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announced that the group had carried out six military operations targeting Saudi infrastructure and troop positions.
\n\nIn a statement, Saree said the attacks involved ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones and were retaliation for what the Houthis described as Saudi…
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