The Iran-backed Houthis have reportedly detained 30 civilians in the Yemeni capital after they filmed the aftermath of a U.S. airstrike that hit a residential area on Sunday evening. This comes as Yemen's internationally recognized government and the Houthis present conflicting accounts of the incident.

Security sources, cited by Xinhua’s Yemen correspondent Fares Al-Himyari, reported the arrests in Sanaa’s Furwah neighborhood (Shu’ub district), where a U.S. strike allegedly caused numerous casualties – at least 42 killed and injured, including civilians – and widespread damage to homes and shops.

The detainees were reportedly accused of documenting the destruction. Sources indicate most are held at the Hamir police station, with others in different precincts.

Earlier on Monday, Houthi-affiliated media claimed the casualties resulted from a U.S. airstrike on a busy market in Furwah. The Houthis have used the incident to accuse the United States of deliberately targeting civilian areas.

However, Yemen’s Information Minister Moammar Al-Eryani countered this narrative by posting videos on X showing what he claims are misattributed Houthi missiles. One video shows a locally made Houthi missile launched from Sanaa, which then crashed into the Majel Al-Demmah cemetery. Another documented a missile with the Arabic number "219" handwritten on it – evidence, Al-Eryani asserted, that the projectile was Houthi-made, not American, and that it landed in Al-Mahwit governorate.

Since March 15, U.S. forces have conducted hundreds of airstrikes targeting Houthi positions – including weapons depots, command centers, and launch sites – across six provinces under their control. U.S. military officials report these strikes, part of a campaign authorized by President Donald Trump, have killed over 370 fighters and injured at least 427.