Yemen and the Red Sea
Bakil Al-Mir: Houthi-run Health Ministry reports a girl killed and a woman injured in Saudi air attack
This version is a correction.
- Location
- Al-Mahjam area, Bakil Al-Mir district, Hajjah (district reference; strike site not geolocated)
- Actors
- Saudi Arabia
- Importance
- Standard
In an initial report dated 24 October in Sanaa, Houthi-run Health Ministry spokesperson Anis al-Asbahi said Saudi aircraft had struck the Al-Mahjam area of Bakil Al-Mir district, Hajjah governorate, killing a girl and injuring a woman, Saba reports. The report does not identify the aircraft type or give an incident hour.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: Ministry of Health: Girl Martyred, Woman Injured as Saudi Enemy Targets Bakil Al-Mir in Hajjah
An attributed report by Houthi-run Saba; no independent or Saudi confirmation was read. The means is kept unspecified where the source does not identify it.
- Ministry of Health: Girl Martyred, Woman Injured as Saudi Enemy Targets Bakil Al-Mir in HajjahSaba, Houthi-run Yemen News Agency · news report · supports · Published 23 Oct 2026, 21:02 UTC · Retrieved 24 Oct 2026, 02:08 UTC
Classification
Military · Airstrike · Atomic
Participants
- Saudi Arabia · Initiator · Evidence: Ministry of Health: Girl Martyred, Woman Injured as Saudi Enemy Targets Bakil Al-Mir in Hajjah
Location methodology
Al-Mahjam area, Bakil Al-Mir district, Hajjah (district reference; strike site not geolocated) · within 35 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Ministry of Health: Girl Martyred, Woman Injured as Saudi Enemy Targets Bakil Al-Mir in Hajjah
Review and provenance
Revision 2 · First published 24 Oct 2026, 02:14 UTC · Current revision 24 Oct 2026, 02:57 UTC · Change: Correction