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Yemen's army says a Houthi ballistic missile struck al-Makhaf village in Taiz; local sources report 14 killed

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The Yemeni Armed Forces Media Centre said a Houthi ballistic missile struck al-Makhaf village in the al-Aqroud area of Taiz on 2 November, killing or wounding 60 civilians including children, 26 September Net and Yemen Monitor reported. Local sources cited by Khlaasa said the missile fell in the village after a failed Houthi launch, killing 14 civilians, mostly children, and injuring 25; residents cited by 2 December News, an outlet of the National Resistance, gave the same figures as a preliminary toll and said the dead included children. No Houthi account of this missile was found. The Houthi-run economy ministry said in a statement carried by Saba the same day that Saudi troops attacked a market in al-Aqroud, killing eight civilians and injuring dozens according to preliminary reports, Demócrata reported.

When
2 November 2026
Where
al-Makhaf village, al-Misrakh district, Taiz, Yemen
What
missile attack
Acting party
Ansar Allah (the Houthis)
Attribution
Attribution contested. Yemen's army and local sources blame a Houthi missile; the Houthis blame Saudi forces for an attack in the same area that day.
In the record
Published 2026-11-03 14:00 UTC · revision 1

Sources

  1. Origin of the claim 26 September Net Media · Unclassed origin: Yemeni Armed Forces Media Centre statement, 2 Nov · published 2026-11-02 00:00 UTC
  2. Origin of the claim Yemen Monitor Media · Unclassed origin: Yemeni Armed Forces Media Centre statement, 2 Nov · published 2026-11-03 00:00 UTC
  3. Evidence Khlaasa Media · Unclassed origin: local sources and residents in al-Makhaf, 2 Nov · published 2026-11-03 00:00 UTC
  4. Origin of the claim 2 December News Media · Unclassed origin: National Resistance outlet 2 December News citing residents, 2 Nov · published 2026-11-02 00:00 UTC
  5. Origin of the claim Demócrata Media · Unclassed origin: Houthi-run economy ministry statement carried by Saba, 2 Nov · published 2026-11-02 00:00 UTC

History

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2026-11-03 14:00 UTCstatusnullreportedP1 daily: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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