Hospital in Yemen's Sanaa damaged in Saudi airstrikes

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Hospital in Yemen's Sanaa damaged in Saudi airstrikes

2026-10-04 14:11 Last Updated At：16:53

Al-Sabeen Maternity and Childhood Hospital in the southern part of Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa was damaged following renewed Saudi airstrikes on the city on Saturday.

The attack occurred at noon, during the hospital's busiest hours, as Sanaa was struck by 26 airstrikes. The vicinity of the hospital was also repeatedly bombed, with several departments inside the facility damaged.

Although the hospital was not directly targeted, strikes aimed at the surrounding area shattered some windows and damaged parts of the medical equipment at the hospital. Patients and medical staff inside were frightened and briefly plunged into chaos.

"What happened today (Oct 3) was truly a disaster. The children in the hospital were terrified, and everyone was extremely frightened. The explosion terrified the women and children here and shattered the windows," said Mohammed Al-Mahjari, an eyewitness.

After the airstrikes, the Houthi-run health ministry held a press conference at the hospital, urging the international community to pay attention to the situation in Yemen and refrain from attacking hospitals and nearby areas, in order to prote local medical facilities.

Earlier on Saturday, the Houthis said they had launched ballistic missiles and drones at an Aramco facility in the Saudi capital Riyadh in retaliation for what they described as intensified Saudi strikes on Yemen. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said that 60 air and missile strikes had hit Yemen over the previous 24 hours.

On late Saturday, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported renewed Saudi airstrikes on Sanaa, as loud explosions rocked the city.

Yemen's conflict began in late 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa and much of northern Yemen, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in March 2015 in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government.

Since then, the conflict has led to the destruction or looting of more than 55 percent of health facilities in the country, with some medical institutions completely shutting down, said a health ministry spokesperson.

Foreign investors dump 20 trillion won worth of ROK stocks in Sept

Foreign investors sold more than 20 trillion won (about 15 billion U.S. dollars) worth of local stocks of the Republic of Korea (ROK) over the past month, the country's Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday.

According to the Korea Exchange (KRX) on Sunday, from Sept. 1 to Oct. 2, foreign investors achieved net buying on only seven trading days. On Sept. 28 alone, foreigners' net selling exceeded three trillion won (about 2.2 billion U.S. dollars), according to the report.

During the period, foreigners sold the most shares of SK hynix and Samsung Electronics. SK hynix net sales were 12.009 trillion won (about 8.9 billion U.S. dollars), and Samsung Electronics' net sales were 5.186 trillion won (about 3.9 billion U.S. dollars).

By market capitalization, as of Oct. 2, foreign investors' shareholding on the KOSPI had fallen to 39.66 percent. Foreign shareholding in SK hynix stood at 49.76 percent, the lowest level in more than three years.

The report said that the sell-off may have been driven by investors taking profits after semiconductor stock prices surged earlier this year. In addition, rising interest rates in major global markets such as the United States also fueled the selling.