Yemen’s Houthis accuse Saudi-led coalition of deadly Taiz market attack

The Ansar Allah Houthis in Yemen are accusing the Saudi-led coalition of launching airstrikes in a market in Taiz Governorate. A Houthi military spokesman says three strikes hit the market early on Friday, killing or injuring at least 30 people. Al Jazeera cannot independently confirm the allegations, and the Saudi-led coalition has not commented. Yusuf Mahdi is joining us live from the Yemeni capital, Sana'a. What else have the Houthis been saying, Yusuf? Well, according to the reports that we are receiving from the Ansar Allah Houthis, at least 30 have been killed and injured. We don't know exactly what the figures of those who are dead and the figures of those who are injured in the attack are, but we know that it's going to be over 30. 30 dead and injured, according to the statement that's been released by the Ministry of Health. This is a non-final toll. Rescuers are still currently on the scene trying to find some of the missing bodies. But as you mentioned, this is three airstrikes targeting the district of Al-Wazihiyah, which is translated to the Civilization Market. And Al-Wazihiyah is one of the districts in Ta'iz, west of Ta'iz, that has been targeted the most by Saudi airstrikes. That's where the Ansarullah Houthi positions are. That's where that's a district that fell under the control of the Ansarullah group right before their takeover of the city of Al-Mukha and Bab al-Mandab earlier last month and along the Red Sea coastline. Al-Waziriyah is considered to be the gateway to the Red Sea coastline. So rescuers are still on the scene. That number of 30 dead and injured is expected to increase hopefully in the Coming hours will have an official figure of how many have been killed and how many have been injured in this latest attack by Saudi Arabia. According to the Ansar Allah Houthis, they're saying three Saudi airstrikes targeted this district of Al-Waziriyah and they've issued out a number of statements saying that Saudi Arabia is going to be held accountable and that the international community should also take a stronger position against Saudi Arabia in order to... And these, what they are calling attacks and aggression against the civilian population in Ta'iz. Yusuf, thanks very much indeed for the update. That's Yusuf Maori there talking to us from Sana'a.