SANAA, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- A wave of airstrikes hit Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa late Thursday, setting off powerful explosions across the city, with strikes also reported in other provinces of the war-ravaged country, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
The channel said what it described as "Saudi aggression" targeted Sanaa as well as the northern provinces of Saada and Amran and the southwestern province of Taiz, without immediately providing details on the targets, casualties or damage.
Residents in Sanaa told Xinhua that more than five powerful explosions shook the Houthi-held capital within a short period, with the blasts reverberating across several residential neighborhoods.
There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia on the claims.
The strikes came hours after the Saudi-led coalition said in a statement posted on social media platform X that it had intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles and four drones launched by the Houthis toward Khamis Mushait and Jazan in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
Earlier on Thursday, Yemeni government forces said that 30 Houthi fighters were killed and 50 others wounded in fierce battles in Taiz.
Yemen's conflict began in late 2014 when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa and much of northern Yemen, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in 2015 in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government. The rapid Houthi advance marked the sharpest escalation since a UN-brokered truce in 2022 largely halted major hostilities. ■
