At least seven people have been killed and 40 others injured in a strike on a market in Yemen’s Taiz province, according to the Houthi-run Health Ministry.

Houthi media reported that the strike hit commercial shops at a market in the Mawiya area of Taiz on Sunday, with children among those injured.

The Houthi-run Al-Masirah television channel attributed the attack to Saudi Arabia, saying a Saudi fighter jet targeted the market.

However, Yemen’s internationally recognised government gave a different account, saying its forces had targeted a Houthi military camp and vehicles in the same area.

Three military sources within the Yemeni government told Reuters that Houthi fighters had recently established a military camp near the market.

The competing accounts could not be independently verified.

The incident occurred amid renewed fighting in Yemen, with clashes intensifying between Houthi forces and government troops backed by Saudi Arabia.

Taiz, a major city controlled by the internationally recognised government, has become a key frontline in the renewed conflict.

Yemen’s war began in 2014 after Houthi forces seized the capital, Sanaa, from the Saudi-backed government and subsequently took control of large parts of northern Yemen.

The conflict had remained relatively subdued for several years before fighting intensified again in recent months.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Saturday that Saudi aircraft had carried out 27 strikes across Taiz, Marib, Saada, Amran, Ibb and Hajjah provinces.

The latest escalation has also included Houthi attacks targeting Saudi territory, with Saudi Arabia saying it intercepted two Houthi drones heading towards Riyadh on Saturday.

The renewed fighting has raised concerns over a further deterioration of the security and humanitarian situation in Yemen as both sides intensify military operations.