India, Nov. 9 -- The death toll from airstrikes that hit homes in a village east of Yemen's capital, Sanaa, has risen to 44, most of them women and children, according to Houthi-run health authorities.

The strikes hit al-Shariya village in the Bani Hushaysh district on Saturday. Anees al-Asbahi, spokesperson for the Houthi-run Health Ministry, said 40 people were wounded, including eight children and nine women.

Among those killed were 21 children and 10 women, he said. Rescue teams were continuing to search the rubble for survivors and missing people.

Al-Asbahi blamed Saudi Arabia for the attack. Saudi Arabia had not publicly confirmed responsibility, and the reported toll could not be independently verified.

The strikes came a day a...