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SANAA, Nov 3 : Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Tuesday that Saudi strikes had killed 17 civilians over two days this week, as they fight a Saudi-led coalition backing the internationally recognised government.

The Houthi health ministry said in a statement that most of the people killed were children, "which shows that Saudi aircraft are targeting homes, residential neighbourhoods and markets".

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Monday evening that Riyadh had carried out "109 strikes over the past 24 hours" in Yemen, targeting the governorates of Saada, Taiz, Lahj, Al-Jawf and Hodeidah.

The group also claimed drone attacks on Saudi airports in the east and south of the kingdom.

Yemen has been beset by war since 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa, with a Saudi-led coalition entering the conflict a year later in support of the government.

A 2022 truce fell apart in July and, in September, the Houthis launched an offensive to capture the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which links Europe to Asia via the Red Sea and Suez Canal.

The United Nations says more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed in the impoverished country.