Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of killing seven in Yemen prison attack

What the report says

Yemen’s Houthi movement has accused Saudi Arabia of striking a prison in the northern city of al-Hazm, in al-Jawf province, killing seven people, including a child. According to the Houthi-run health ministry, at least seven others were wounded, among them a woman. The allegations were circulated through Houthi media, which showed video it said depicted damage at the Central Corrective Facility, including a collapsed structure and people searching debris.

Saudi Arabia had not publicly responded to the accusation in the material cited by Al Jazeera. The report also said Houthi media released separate footage claiming Houthi forces hit Saudi supply trucks carrying military equipment at a border crossing in Yemen’s Hadramout province. Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree separately accused Riyadh of continued air operations, drone activity and support for armed groups, while also claiming the group had downed several Saudi reconnaissance drones in the previous day.

The claims come amid a renewed surge in fighting between the Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognized government, which said its forces had made gains in several provinces, including al-Jawf, Bayda, Dahle and Marib. UN envoy Hans Grundberg urged restraint, warning that the escalation could widen further. More broadly, the report notes that prison strikes have repeatedly occurred during Yemen’s long war, including earlier coalition attacks that caused heavy casualties at detention sites.