Drone / missile attack
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Hazm Central Corrective Facility — reported airstrike
7 September 2026 · Time not disclosed
Hazm, Al Jawf Governorate, Yemen
Map
16.1600, 44.8300
What happened
Houthi authorities accused Saudi Arabia of striking the Central Corrective Facility in Hazm, Al Jawf, on 7 September. By 9 September, rescuers had recovered more bodies and Houthi officials reported at least 23 people killed, seven injured and seven still missing. Houthi-run Al-Masirah aired footage showing the collapsed facility and rescue activity. A Houthi military spokesman alleged that a Saudi F-15SA from King Khalid Air Base carried out the strike, but Saudi authorities had not responded. The visible destruction supports that a damaging incident occurred at the facility; the attacker, weapon and casualty totals remain attributed rather than independently verified.
When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.
- Evidence
- Reported / attributed
- Confidence
- Moderate
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- Latitude
- 16.1600°
- Longitude
- 44.8300°
Attribution
Claimed by Houthi authorities
Houthi authorities attributed the strike to Saudi Arabia; Saudi authorities had not responded when the cited report was published.
Sources
- Death toll in Yemen prison airstrike rises to 23 with 7 still missingAssociated Press, citing Houthi authorities and broadcast footage · Incident reporting
- Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of a strike on a prison in northern Yemen, killing 7, including a childAssociated Press · Initial casualty report and visual description of the collapsed facility.
