Yemen and the Red Sea

Sanaa MoH via Al Mayadeen: Saudi airstrike on Bab Shu'ub kills one child, wounds six civilians

ATTACK
Location
Bab Shu'ub, central Sanaa, Yemen (district ±3 km; exact impact unpublished)
Actors
Saudi Arabia · Houthis
Importance
Standard

Al Mayadeen, citing the Health Ministry in Sanaa, reported on 11 October 2026 that a Saudi airstrike on Bab Shu'ub in central Sanaa killed one child and wounded six civilians, including a woman and a child. The same correspondent reported seven Saudi airstrikes on Harf Sufian district and an airstrike on Sanaa International Airport. Casualties here are those attributed specifically to the Bab Shu'ub strike.

  • Fatalities: Best 1 · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Saudi airstrike killed a child and wounded six civilians in Sanaa · One child killed per Sanaa MoH via Al Mayadeen.
  • Injuries: Best 6 · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Saudi airstrike killed a child and wounded six civilians in Sanaa · Six civilians injured including a woman and a child per Sanaa MoH.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Saudi airstrike killed a child and wounded six civilians in Sanaa, MoH Sanaa: child killed and six civilians injured in Saudi airstrike on Bab Shu'ub; also Harf Sufian and Sanaa airport strikes

Houthi-run MoH via Al Mayadeen only; no independent corroboration in this window. Prefer claim over gap.