Yemen and the Red Sea

Al-Nashma, Al-Ma'afer district, Taiz: Houthi-run media say Saudi air raids kill one and wound a woman and three children on 20 October

ATTACK
Location
Al-Nashma, Al-Ma'afer district, Taiz governorate (estimated)
Actors
Saudi Arabia · Houthis
Importance
Standard

Al-Masirah, the Houthi-run channel, said its Taiz correspondent reported three raids by Saudi aircraft on the Al-Nashma area of Al-Ma'afer district in Taiz governorate on the evening of 20 October 2026, and later said the third raid killed one person and wounded four, a woman and three children, as a preliminary toll. One Al-Masirah Telegram headline placed the same third-raid toll in Ibb governorate; its X posts name Al-Ma'afer district in Taiz. The claim is unverified. No Saudi or coalition statement on the incident was read.

  • Fatalities: Best 1 · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: Third Saudi raid on Al-Nashma in Al-Ma'afer district leaves one killed and four wounded, a woman and three children · Preliminary toll claimed by Al-Masirah.
  • Injuries: Best 4 · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: Third Saudi raid on Al-Nashma in Al-Ma'afer district leaves one killed and four wounded, a woman and three children · A woman and three children, preliminary toll claimed by Al-Masirah.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Three raids by Saudi enemy aircraft on the Al-Nashma area of Al-Ma'afer district, Taiz, Third Saudi raid on Al-Nashma in Al-Ma'afer district leaves one killed and four wounded, a woman and three children

Houthi-run Al-Masirah only; no independent or Saudi confirmation. Placed at Al-Nashma town, Al-Ma'afer district.