Houthis say Israeli airstrikes in Yemen killed 26 media staff

A man sits on the rubble of his house damaged by Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sept. 13, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]

Yemen's Houthi group said on Sunday that 26 staff members of local media outlets were among 46 people killed in Israeli airstrikes on the capital, Sanaa, on Wednesday.

In a statement, the group said the strikes destroyed the offices of two newspapers -- 26th September and Al-Yemen -- in Tahrir Square in central Sanaa. It added that the attack would not "weaken its media operations."

Houthi-controlled health authorities said 165 people, including women and children, were also injured. Houthi-run al-Masirah TV broadcast footage of damaged residential buildings and rescue workers searching through rubble.

The Israeli military said it struck military camps, the Houthis' public relations headquarters, and a fuel storage site, describing the action as "a response" to drone and missile attacks launched by the group.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea, whose office was also hit during last week's airstrikes, vowed retaliation, saying the strikes would not go unanswered.

The Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, have pledged to continue attacks on Israel in response and to press for an end to the war and blockade in Gaza.