Houthis say 8 fishermen killed as 93 Saudi air, missile strikes hit Yemen

This handout screenshot provided by Houthi Media Center shows damaged boats of fisherman victims who were targeted by airstrikes at al-Kadahah port in Dhubab district of Taiz province on Oct. 20, 2026. Yemen's Houthi group said Tuesday that eight fishermen were killed as Saudi forces carried out 93 air and missile strikes across eight Yemeni provinces over the past 24 hours. (Houthi Media Center/Handout via Xinhua)

SANAA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said Tuesday that eight fishermen were killed as Saudi forces carried out 93 air and missile strikes across eight Yemeni provinces over the past 24 hours.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement that the strikes hit areas in Al-Jawf, Taiz, Saada, Marib, Hajjah, Lahj, Amran and Ibb provinces, causing civilian casualties.

Sarea said F-15 and Typhoon fighter jets were involved in the strikes, which he said were launched from air bases in Khamis Mushait in southwestern Asir province and Taif in western Saudi Arabia, as well as Sharurah Airport in the southern Najran province.

He said the latest attacks brought the total number of Saudi air and missile strikes since the current escalation began to 2,793.

The figures could not be independently verified.

Meanwhile, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported that eight fishermen were killed on Tuesday in strikes on two fishing boats off the coast of Dhubab district in southwestern Taiz province.

Citing a local source, the report said the first strike hit fishermen aboard one boat, and a second hit survivors trying to escape aboard another fishing boat.

There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia on the Houthi claims.

The reported strikes came amid intensified fighting between the Houthis and government forces on several fronts across Yemen.

Yemen has been mired in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa and much of the country's north. A Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015 in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government.