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Yemen: Houthi Agency Says Saudi Strikes Killed Eight Fishermen

Houthi-affiliated media reported that Saudi airstrikes killed eight fishermen near Yemen’s Bab al-Mandab Strait. Responsibility and the death toll remain unverified.

BharatVox · 21 October 2026 at 02:21 pm IST

Bab al-Mandab Strait — context photograph; not the reported event — Coordenação-Geral de Observação da Terra/INPE, CC BY-SA 2.0

Eight fishermen were killed in alleged Saudi airstrikes near the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen’s western coast, the Houthi-affiliated Saba news agency said, according to an India Global Review update published on October 21.

The update described footage broadcast by Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV as showing damage to two fishing boats after the reported strikes. The attribution to Saudi Arabia and the death toll rest on Houthi-affiliated reporting; neither has been independently verified by BharatVox. The update included no Saudi response.

#Yemen#Saudi Arabia#Houthis#Bab al-Mandab#Maritime Security

Fact-check this story · Source: India Global Review: Houthi Footage Shows Aftermath of Deadly Saudi Strikes on Yemen Fishing Boats. This AI-assisted account is based on the linked source, not independent on-the-ground reporting by BharatVox. Any opinion is separately labelled.

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