Yemen prison death toll rises to 23 as Houthi rebel clashes with Saudi-backed forces escalate

Rescuers in Yemen pulled more bodies from the rubble Wednesday of a prison run by Iran-backed Houthi rebels that was hit in a deadly airstrike earlier this week, as an escalation between the rebels and a Saudi-led coalition threatened Yemen's fragile ceasefire.
Yemen prison death toll rises to 23 as Houthi rebel clashes with Saudi-backed forces escalate

Rescuers in Yemen have recovered more bodies from a prison struck by an airstrike earlier this week. This incident occurs as clashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition escalate. The escalating violence jeopardizes Yemen’s fragile ceasefire.

  • Rescuers continued to pull bodies from the rubble of a Yemeni prison.
  • The prison was hit by a deadly airstrike earlier this week.
  • The airstrike was carried out by a Saudi-led coalition on a prison run by Houthi rebels.
  • Escalation between Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition threatens Yemen’s ceasefire.
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