Schoolgirl killed in airstrike

14-year-old Athir al-Amri died after a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a school bus near Sana’a on October 5, 2026.

“She was planning to spend the holiday playing as all children do during school breaks”

Two classmates wounded

Two classmates were wounded, one gravely, in the Saudi-led coalition airstrike.

Civil war context

Ansarallah seized Sana’a in 2014, with a Saudi-led coalition intervening in 2015.

Escalation in July

Saudi airstrikes prevented an Iranian passenger plane from landing in Ansarallah-controlled Sana’a in July.

Ansarallah blockade

Ansarallah declared a maritime blockade on Saudi-linked vessels in the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

Saudi military offensive

Saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes to retake territory from Ansarallah.

Col. Turki Al-Maliki statement

Saudi-led coalition claims 100 fighter jets destroyed 324 high-value targets.

1,798 airstrikes

Coalition reported 1,798 airstrikes since escalation began, concentrated in Sana’a, Taiz, Marib, and Al-Jawf.

Missiles strike Saudi airports

Ansarallah fired missiles at Abha and Riyadh airports, killing three and wounding dozens.

“terrorist attacks on civilians and civilian objects in the kingdom”