Some of the wounded are in critical condition, which may lead to a higher death toll.
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The proposal comes amid reports that Houthis have stepped up missile attacks on border regions in Saudi Arabia over the past weeks.
Houthi supporters and activists posted photographs on social media showing lifeless bodies of children and charred remains in the aftermath on the attack.
On Saturday, a statement from the exiled government carried by the Saba news agency said: “The government is prepared to deal positively with any peaceful solutions…including an initial welcoming of the ideas resulting from the meeting in Jeddah that included the foreign secretaries of the USA, the United Kingdom and Gulf states”.
The strikes came a day after the United Nations demanded an worldwide investigation in the killings of civilians in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia has deployed high-tech Patriot missile batteries against long-range ballistic missiles the rebels have fired occasionally towards Najran and elsewhere in the south.
In reaction, the fighting escalated between the Shiite Houthi fighters and internationally recognized exiled Yemeni government backed by a Saudi-led military coalition.
In the course of Kerry’s comments, he quickly shifted focus away from Yemen and angrily condemning Iran as a “threat to the United States”, comments which always play well to a Saudi audience. The United States has backed the coalition with multi-billion dollar arms sales and provided logistical and intelligence support.
The tour coincided with increased criticism of Saudi Arabia over civilian casualties in its Yemen bombing campaign.
“We agreed on a renewed approach to negotiations with both a security and political track simultaneously working in order to provide a comprehensive settlement”, Kerry said.
Saudi soldiers load an artillery piece at a position close to the Saudi-Yemeni border.
Not when you drive down King Abdul Aziz Road in the late afternoon sun, past the luxury hotel, the hypermarket, and the sprawling gym in this southern Saudi city near the border with Yemen. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef showed Kerry the photos, which have not been made public.
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The Yemeni government on Saturday welcomed U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s plan for resolving the conflict in the war-torn nation.
