[Yemen Houthi Armed Forces: Saudi Arabia’s airstrike in Taiz Province killed at least 9 people] October 18th, Yemen’s Houthi Armed Forces stated on the 17th that Saudi Arabia’s airstrike in Taiz Province in southwestern Yemen that day killed at least 9 people, including women and children, and injured 16 others. According to the Houthi armed forces, Saudi warplanes launched four air strikes on residential areas in the Makbana area in western Taiz Province, causing the above-mentioned casualties. An unknown number of people are still trapped under the rubble of the attacked houses. The Houthi armed forces and the internationally recognized Yemeni government forces have fought repeatedly in the Makbana area. Yahya Saraya, spokesman for the Yemeni Houthi armed forces, issued a statement on social media that day, saying that in the past 24 hours, Saudi warplanes launched 53 air strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa and multiple areas in five provinces. The F-15 and Typhoon fighter jets involved in the air strike took off from Khamis Mushait and Taif air bases in Saudi Arabia. (CCTV News)