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Hodhod Yemen News Agency

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Civilians killed in Yemen's Taiz as each side blames the other

News card from EXE Index. Headline: Civilians killed in Yemen's Taiz as each side blames the other. Map from Wikimedia Commons (TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0) showing Taiz governorate highlighted in red in southwestern Yemen; Maqbanah district lies in its west. Key facts: Saturday Oct 17, both sides' statements came out that day; Himyar al-Jabal area, Maqbanah district, west of Taiz city; Taiz authorities report 8 killed and 6 hurt, the health ministry in Sanaa reports 9 killed and 16 hurt; the government side blames Houthi shelling and the Houthis blame 4 Saudi airstrikes; neither toll nor attacker is independently confirmed, and people remain under rubble. Sources: Yemen TV, Sabq, Sawti, Ansar Allah, Hodhod. exeindex.com/military. Record dispatch:2026-10-17-ye-taiz-maqbanah. @exeindex. — News cardMap: Taiz governorate (red) in Yemen. Maqbanah lies in its west. Locator map, not a photo of the Oct 17, 2026 deaths. Map: Wikimedia Commons, User:TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0

Oct 17: Civilians were killed in Maqbanah district, Taiz, Yemen, and each side blames the other. Taiz authorities say Houthi shelling killed 8 and hurt 6; the Houthi-run health ministry says 4 Saudi airstrikes killed 9…