Seven people were killed and 40 were injured, including children, when a strike hit shops at a market near the Mawiya junction in Taiz province on Sunday, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree attributed the strike to a Saudi F-15 squadron and warned of severe consequences. The casualty figures and the claim of Saudi involvement could not be independently verified.

Yemen’s internationally recognized government gave a competing account. It said its forces targeted a Houthi military camp and vehicles at the same junction. Three government military sources told Reuters a Houthi camp had recently been set up near the market.

Saree separately claimed Saudi aircraft carried out 27 strikes across six provinces. Saudi Arabia said it intercepted two Houthi drones heading toward Riyadh on Saturday. Saudi Arabia had not publicly responded to the market-strike claim at the time of reporting.

Fighting between the Iran-aligned Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government reignited in July after years of relative calm, and who struck the market remains unresolved.