Yemen and the Red Sea
Sahar: Houthi-run Health Ministry says Saudi fire injures a Yemeni and an African migrant
- Location
- Al-Qahr area, Sahar district, Saada (district reference; incident site not geolocated)
- Actors
- Saudi Arabia
- Importance
- Standard
The Sanaa-based, Houthi-run Health Ministry spokesperson Anis al-Asbahi reported on 23 October that a Yemeni citizen and an African migrant had been injured by Saudi fire in the Al-Qahr area of Sahar district, Saada governorate, according to Saba. The brief report does not identify the weapon or give an incident hour.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: Ministry of Health: Citizen, African Migrant Injured by Saudi Enemy Fire in Sahar, Saada
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: Citizen, African Migrant Injured by Saudi Enemy Fire in Sahar, SaadaSaba, Houthi-run Yemen News Agency · news report · supports · Published 23 Oct 2026, 20:43 UTC · Retrieved 24 Oct 2026, 02:08 UTC
Classification
Military · Armed attack · Strike · Atomic
Participants
- Saudi Arabia · Initiator · Evidence: Ministry of Health: Citizen, African Migrant Injured by Saudi Enemy Fire in Sahar, Saada
Location methodology
Al-Qahr area, Sahar district, Saada (district reference; incident site not geolocated) · within 35 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Ministry of Health: Citizen, African Migrant Injured by Saudi Enemy Fire in Sahar, Saada
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 24 Oct 2026, 02:14 UTC · Current revision 24 Oct 2026, 02:14 UTC · Change: Initial