More Than 50 Killed in Yemen in 24 Hours, New York Times Reports
More than 50 people were killed in Yemen in a single 24-hour period that the New York Times described as one of the deadliest of the war. The paper reported at least 27 people killed and 30 others wounded in attacks blamed on Saudi Arabia.
The violence follows a period of escalating attacks across the border. Reuters reported that the Houthis, the movement that controls the Saba news agency, stepped up attacks on Saudi Arabia in October 2026. The attacks targeted airports, ports and oil facilities with ballistic missiles, which are guided weapons that travel along a high arc, and with drones, which are unmanned aircraft.
The civilian toll has also mounted. The UN human rights office, known as OHCHR, documented 263 civilian casualties in Yemen as of 27 October, including 67 people killed, according to a situation update posted on ReliefWeb, a humanitarian information website.
Displacement has been large as well. Between 1 August and 14 October, 231,991 people, living in 38,664 households, were displaced by the conflict, according to a separate ReliefWeb situation update.
