At least 70 villagers have been killed in a Saudi air raid on a Yemeni village near the border with Saudi Arabia, Houthi fighters said.

A spokesman for Yemen’s army, Askar Zuail, confirmed the air raids in the region but claimed they were carried out by Yemeni planes.

An Internet fighters’ statement said the attack was carried out Sunday morning against the village of Bani Maan in Razeh region of northern Sadaa province.

“Saudi aircraft committed a massacre … against the innocent residents of Bani Maan,” the statement said.

According to a preliminary count, it added, the raid killed at least 70 people and wounded more than 100.

It said that Saudi planes had carried out “more than 50 raids” during the course of Sunday.

Zuail confirmed deadly air raids on Sunday, but gave little other detail.

There was no immediate reaction by the Saudi authorities to the crime.

Yemeni government forces launched an all-out offensive against Shiite Muslims on August 11 in an attempt to end a five-year combat, cornering them near the border with Saudi Arabia.

Riyadh’s forces have been fighting the fighters since November 3.