Taiz officials say a Hayfan home strike killed a woman and three children; the Houthi-run ministry says a Saudi strike killed at least four
Reported5 origins: the claimant's own report, which does not count as evidence.
The Taiz Siege Affairs Office said a shell hit a home in al-Athawr, Hayfan district, Taiz, on 4 November, killing three children and a woman and wounding four, and blamed the Houthis, Khlaasa and Yemen Monitor reported; the Hayfan district director said it was a ballistic missile, not a shell, Al-Sahil reported. The Sanaa-based health ministry, run by the Houthis, said a Saudi strike on a home in Hayfan killed at least four people, including a woman and three children, and wounded four, Antiwar.com reported, and Taiz Today and Al-Masa Press blamed Saudi strikes. No source gave an hour.
- When
- 4 November 2026
- Where
- Hayfan district, Taiz, Yemen (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
- What
- civilian harm · military
- Acting party
- Ansar Allah (the Houthis), Government of Saudi Arabia
- Attribution
- Attribution contested. The Taiz Siege Affairs Office and the Hayfan district director blame the Houthis; the Houthi-run health ministry and Houthi-side outlets blame a Saudi strike.
- In the record
- Published 2026-11-05 13:56 UTC
Sources
- Where the claim was made Khlaasa
- Where the claim was made Yemen Monitor
- Where the claim was made Al-Sahil
- Where the claim was made SANA
- Where the claim was made Antiwar.com
- Where the claim was made Taiz Today
- Where the claim was made Al-Masa Press
History
- First recorded 5 Nov, 13:56 UTC, as reported (one origin only).
Cite or reuse
The War Record, "Taiz officials say a Hayfan home strike killed a woman and three children; the Houthi-run ministry says a Saudi strike killed at least four", record ev-20261105-m07f, version 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261105-m07f/