Overview

• The Committee to Protect Journalists reported that 31 journalists were killed, while the Houthi health ministry said 35 people died and 131 were wounded.
• Human Rights Watch verified Al-Masirah video showing packed streets, extensive damage, and rescuers pulling injured people, including a child, from rubble.
• The Israel Defense Forces said it targeted the Houthi military public relations headquarters responsible for distributing pro-Houthi messages and provided no evidence of military use when asked.
• The struck complex housed Houthi media offices and two newspapers; a Yemen analyst said 26 September staff were printing at the time, and a newsroom leader said the press and century-old archives were destroyed.
• Human Rights Watch noted that media sites are civilian objects unless they make an effective contribution to military action, and any attack must meet proportionality requirements.