Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed on September 27 (local time) that a Saudi airstrike on a traditional market resulted in dozens of casualties, including civilians.

According to AFP and other media outlets, Yahya Saree, the military spokesperson for the Houthis, stated in a statement that Saudi Arabia launched two airstrikes on a traditional market in a Houthi-controlled area of Taiz Governorate in southwestern Yemen, leaving about 50 people dead or injured.

The official statement did not mention specific casualty figures.

However, Al Masirah TV, a media outlet affiliated with the Houthi rebels, reported that the market in the Taiz area was struck, killing 7 people and injuring 40 others.

According to Al Masirah TV, five children were among the injured.

Taiz Governorate is a key transportation hub located in southwestern Yemen and serves as one of the major frontlines where government forces and Houthi rebels continue to clash.

The Houthi rebels, an Iran-aligned faction in the Middle East, have left behind a four-year truce and resumed armed conflict against Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government forces. They have recently expanded their offensive by controlling parts of Taiz Governorate and seizing major coastal cities near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the entrance to the Red Sea.

Along with this, civilian casualties are also on the rise.

According to EFE, the Houthi-run Ministry of Public Health and Population stated in a press release that at least 67 civilians have been killed and 107 injured in Saudi attacks since September 3.

The Houthi health ministry claimed that the Saudi-led coalition attacked civilian infrastructure such as schools, markets, displaced persons camps, and mosques, as well as detention facilities including prisons, adding that most of the casualties were women and children.

The figures provided by the Houthi health ministry have not been officially verified.

The UN Human Rights Office previously stated that while the confirmed death toll in Yemen since August 1 stood at 38, the actual number of deaths is believed to be higher.

(Photo: Al Masirah TV capture, AP, Yonhap News)