Multiple explosions ripped through the Sarf area in the Bani Hushaish district, north of Sana'a, on Thursday, May 22, causing an unknown number of casualties and injuries. The incidents occurred amidst a tight lid of secrecy from Houthi authorities and conflicting reports regarding their cause.

Local sources reported that the powerful blasts, which instilled widespread fear among civilians, coincided with the departure of a Yemenia Airways flight from Sana'a International Airport heading to Amman, Jordan. Passengers were reportedly gripped by panic as flames and smoke became visible from within the airport perimeter.

Sources suggest the explosions were likely caused by stored missiles detonating within Houthi warehouses located near the "Khashm al-Bakra" checkpoint. This assessment is supported by video clips circulated by residents, documenting the destruction. The blasts caused significant material damage, with shrapnel raining down on nearby homes and farms, leading to the reported deaths and injuries.

Following the explosions, the Facebook page of the Republican Educational Hospital briefly posted news of a visit by hospital head Mohammed Jahhaf to those injured in the incident, attributing their injuries to an Israeli aerial strike. However, the post was swiftly deleted.
Meanwhile, Yemen's internationally recognized Minister of Information, Muammar al-Eryani, stated that the Sana'a explosions resulted from a Houthi failure to launch a missile from the vicinity of Sana'a airport.

Al-Eryani, in statements published by the official Yemeni news agency SABA, accused the Iran-backed group of consistently militarizing cities and transforming vital facilities and residential areas into platforms for launching missiles and drones since their coup. He asserted that the Houthis are using civilians as human shields, a blatant violation of international humanitarian law.
He further warned that such practices perpetually endanger civilian lives and state assets, whether due to failed launches or retaliatory strikes. Al-Eryani highlighted previous similar incidents in Sana'a and other governorates that have resulted in hundreds of innocent civilian casualties.

Al-Eryani urged the international community to take responsibility for these repeated violations and implement firm, deterrent measures against the Houthis. This includes designating them as a terrorist group and imposing sanctions on their leaders involved in these crimes, which he stated threaten civilian lives and disregard international law.