Airstrikes reported on Bani Moath area in Saada, Yemen

SAADA, Yemen — Houthi-affiliated media reported four airstrikes on the Bani Moath area in northern Yemen's Saada governorate on Monday, according to Middle East Eye. The report was published on Monday, 20 October 2026.

Middle East Eye said the strikes were carried out by Yemeni forces. Al Jazeera Arabic, citing the same Houthi-affiliated media, said the strikes hit the Bani Moath area in the Sahar district of Saada. In a post on Telegram, the Al Jazeera Arabic channel gave the same count of four strikes.

The sources do not give the number of casualties, the damage caused or the targets of the strikes. No official statement from the Yemeni government or any military force was cited in the reports reviewed. The reports do not say whether the strikes have been independently verified.

Saada has been a centre of conflict in northern Yemen for many years. The Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah, control the governorate and much of northern Yemen. Saada is near the border with Saudi Arabia, and Yemen's civil war has involved strikes in the region since 2015. Reports of airstrikes in Saada are often issued by parties to the conflict and are difficult to verify independently.