While politicians issue statements and generals plan strikes, the human element of the conflict is found in the voices from Sanaa. For residents of the Yemeni capital, the Israeli bombardment was a terrifying intrusion into lives already defined by hardship.
Local sources and social media posts painted a picture of panic and chaos. “The sound was like nothing I have ever heard,” one resident was quoted as saying. “The whole house shook, and the sky turned red.” These accounts speak to the visceral fear experienced by those on the ground.
Health workers described harrowing scenes in hospitals, with medical teams working frantically to save the critically injured amidst power cuts and shortages of supplies. The Houthi health ministry’s statistics—six dead, 86 wounded—represent individual tragedies, families torn apart in an instant.
These human stories provide a vital counter-narrative to the strategic analysis. They remind us that the “heavy price” spoken of by leaders like Netanyahu is ultimately paid by ordinary people caught in a conflict they did not start.