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Seven people killed in strike on market in Yemen, Houthi-run health ministry says

By Thomson Reuters Sep 27, 2026 | 5:54 AM

Sept 27 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi-run health ministry said ​seven people were ‌killed and 40 injured, including children, in a strike ‌on ​shops ⁠at a market ⁠in the Mawiya junction in Taiz province on ​Sunday.

Later, Yemen’s internationally recognised government ⁠said ⁠its forces had ​targeted a Houthi ​military camp and vehicles ‌at the same junction.

Three military sources within ⁠the Yemeni government told Reuters that Houthi ⁠militants ‌had recently ⁠established a military ​camp ‌near the ​market.

(Reporting by ⁠Ahmed Tolba and Mohammed Ghobari; Editing by Alexandra Hudson and Christina ​Fincher)