At least 33 people have been killed and 39 others wounded in airstrikes on a town near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, according to Houthi-run authorities, who blamed Saudi Arabia. The toll was reported on Sunday after strikes on Saturday in the village of al-Shariya, in the Bani Hushaysh district east of Sanaa.

The Houthi-run health ministry said the strikes hit homes and that most of those killed were women and children. Its spokesman, Anees Alasbahi, said civilians were still buried under the rubble of houses hit in the strikes and that subsequent strikes targeted emergency workers as they tried to pull survivors from the wreckage.

Claims not independently verified

Reuters could not independently verify the Houthi account. Saudi Arabia's Center for International Communication said it was investigating the report. Saudi Arabia has not publicly confirmed responsibility for the reported attack.

Abdul-Aziz al-Dailami, director of Sehatuna Hospital in Sanaa, told Reuters that several people, including rescue workers, remained trapped beneath the rubble of destroyed buildings. He said the strikes were continuing as rescue teams tried to reach survivors.

Deadliest attack since fighting resumed

If confirmed, the reported casualties would make the attack one of the deadliest since fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement resumed in July. The renewed hostilities have effectively ended the United Nations-brokered truce agreed in 2022, which had largely halted direct attacks between the two sides.

The Houthis have also claimed six missile and drone operations against targets in Saudi Arabia, including King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Aramco facilities. Those claims have not been independently verified. The escalation has raised further concern for civilians in Yemen, where years of conflict have already damaged infrastructure and displaced large numbers of people.