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Israeli Airstrikes In Yemen Killed 26 Media Staff


(MENAFN- Nam News Network) SANAA, Sept 15 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen's Houthis said yesterday that, 26 staff members of local media outlets were among 46 people murdered in Barbaric Zionist Israeli airstrikes on the capital, Sanaa, on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Houthis 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 Zionist 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 Houthis.

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 to, and to press for an end to the war and blockade in Gaza.– NNN-SABA

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