Overview
- Houthi-run media and officials accused Saudi forces of striking the Central Corrective Facility in Hazm, Jawf province, and broadcast about 46 seconds of footage they say shows a collapsed building and people searching the rubble.
- Sources tied to the Houthis gave differing casualty figures, with reports ranging from one child killed to as many as seven people dead and several wounded, while the prison’s warden told Houthi media that dozens of inmates and a visitor were trapped under rubble.
- Saudi Arabia’s media ministry had no immediate comment reported by news outlets, and independent verification of the strike and the death toll is currently limited.
- Houthi military spokespeople also said their forces shot down multiple Saudi reconnaissance drones as government-aligned troops pushed advances on several fronts including Jawf, Bayda, Dahle and Marib.
- The allegation follows past deadly strikes on detention sites in Yemen and comes as the 2022 ceasefire collapses, raising new humanitarian concerns for prisoners, civilians and regional security including risks to Red Sea routes and wider escalation.