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At least 10 people were killed in an air raid that hit a group of farmers in a vegetable market in Hodeidah province in Yemen, medical workers and residents said.
The Saudi and UAE alliance, which has conducted hundreds of airstrikes in the country, said it was investigating the incident.
According to medical sources, at least nine other people were killed during the attack in Bayt al-Faqih, about 70 km south of the city of Hodeida, according to medical sources, while Houthi sources estimate that 19 the number of dead.
Al Jazeera was not able to immediately check the number of victims reported by Reuters.
In June, forces loyal to the Yemeni government, along with Saudi and UAE forces, launched an offensive to take the Hodeidah city from Houthi rebels, but fought for significant gains.
The port of Hodeidah is the main gateway to the country for commercial imports and emergency relief. It is also of strategic importance. Saudi and UAE officials say it is the main point of entry for Iranian arms deliveries to the Houthis.
In the four months since fighting began, civilians have often been killed in air strikes. At least 15 people were killed in air strikes that struck a strategic highway linking the city of Hodeidah to Sanaa in September.
Dead end
The war in Yemen began in 2014 when Houthi rebels, traditionally confined to the north of the country, invaded the south of the country, including the port of Aden, in the south of the country, forcing Yemen's president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, to flee.
The conflict escalated in March 2015, when an alliance led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE launched a campaign to reduce Houthi gains.
The air campaign and the ground offensive have managed to repel the Houthis out of Aden and surrounding southern regions, but have stagnated since, with little territorial changes since.
According to the UN, at least 10,000 people have been killed since the intervention of the coalition in the country. Yemen. The death toll has not been updated for years and will likely be much higher.
SOURCE:
Al Jazeera and news agencies
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