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Dozens of civilians – mostly children – have been killed, and many more wounded, in an airstrike by the US-backed, Saudi-led coalition in Yemen that hit a bus in the rebel-held north of the country. Dozens of civilians, mostly children, have been killed and more wounded in an airstrike by the US-backed, Saudi-led coalition in Yemen that hit a bus in the rebel-held north of the country.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), one of the few humanitarian institutions helping civilians on the ground in the war-torn country, said that a hospital supported by the organisation has received dozens of casualties following the attack at a market in Dahyan, in the Sa’ada governorate. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), one of the few humanitarian institutions helping civilians on the ground in the war-torn country, said a hospital supported by the organisation had received dozens of casualties after the attack at a market in Dahyan in Sa’ada governorate.
“Under international humanitarian law, civilians must be protected during conflict,” the organisation tweeted. “Under international humanitarian law, civilians must be protected during conflict,” the organisation tweeted. Johannes Bruwer, head of delegation for the ICRC in Yemen, tweeted: “Scores killed, even more injured, most under the age of 10.”
Johannes Bruwer, head of delegation for the ICRC in Yemen, tweeted: “Scores killed, even more injured, most under the age of 10.” It was not possible to confirm the death toll, but Abdul-Ghani Nayeb, a health department chief in Sa’ada, said 43 were killed and at least 61 injured, according to Reuters. There was no immediate comment from the Saudi-led coalition.
It was not possible to confirm the death toll, but Abdul-Ghani Nayeb, a health department chief in Saada, said 43 were killed and at least 61 injured, according to Reuters. There was no immediate comment from the Saudi-led coalition. The coalition, also backed by the UAE, launched a military intervention in Yemen in 2015 aimed at countering the advances of Iran-backed Houthis, who are viewed by Riyadh as Iranian proxies. The Saudi intervention is also aimed at reinstating the ousted president, Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
The Saudi-led coalition, also backed by the UAE, has launched a military intervention in Yemen since 2015 aimed at countering the advances of Iran-backed Houthis, who are viewed by Riyadh as Iranian proxies. The Saudi intervention is also aimed at reinstating the ousted president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Riyadh and Tehran are on the opposing ends of the three-year conflict. In recent months, Saudi Arabia and UAE forces have advanced towards the port city of Hodeidah, which is held by the Houthis. Most aid and food for Yemen comes through the port.
Riyadh and Tehran are on the opposing ends of the three-year conflict in Yemen. In recent months, Saudi and UAE coalition forces have advanced towards the port city of Hodeidah, which is held by the Houthis. Most of Yemen’s aid and food comes through the port. In response, Houthis have intensified missile attacks on Saudi targets. Two Houthi missile attacks on oil tankers off the Yemeni coast led to Saudi Arabia temporarily suspending oil shipments through the strategic shipping lane of Bab al-Mandeb.
In response, Houthis have intensified missile attacks on Saudi soil and targets. Two Houthi missile attacks on oil tankers off the Yemeni coast led to Saudi Arabia temporarily suspending oil shipments through the strategic shipping lane of Bab al-Mandeb.
The Saudi-led coalition was accused of carrying out airstrikes on 2 August near a fish market and hospital in Hodeidah that killed 55 people and injured 130 more.The Saudi-led coalition was accused of carrying out airstrikes on 2 August near a fish market and hospital in Hodeidah that killed 55 people and injured 130 more.
The UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs said that since June this year, when fighting around Hodeidah escalated, its partners in the area have registered 50,500 displaced households. The UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that since June, when fighting around Hodeidah escalated, its partners in the area had registered 50,500 displaced households.
“We’ve said this before and we are saying it again - parties to the conflict are obliged to do everything possible to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure. This is not a voluntary commitment - it is mandatory on all belligerents,” Lise Grande, the UN Yemen humanitarian coordinator, said on Thursday. “So many people have died in Yemen - this conflict has to stop.” “We’ve said this before and we are saying it again: parties to the conflict are obliged to do everything possible to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure. This is not a voluntary commitment, it is mandatory on all belligerents,” Lise Grande, the UN’s Yemen humanitarian coordinator, said on Thursday. “So many people have died in Yemen – this conflict has to stop.”
The coalition has been repeatedly criticised for targeting civilian areas, such as markets and even hospitals during Yemen’s three-year conflict, which has claimed more than 10,000 lives and left millions of people on the brink of starvation. The coalition has been criticised for repeatedly targeting civilian areas, including markets and hospitals, during the conflict, which has claimed more than 10,000 lives and left millions of people on the brink of starvation.
According to Yemen Data Project, an independent group collecting data about the Yemen conflict, the Saudi-UAE coalition carried out 258 airstrikes on Yemen in June alone – nearly one-third of which hit residential areas. The Saudi-UAE coalition carried out 258 airstrikes on Yemen in June alone, nearly one-third of which hit residential areas, according to the Yemen Data Project, an independent group collecting data about the conflict.
Sa’ada has been previously a target of Saudi airstrikes. In August 2016, an attack hit a school in the Haydan district, killing 10 students who were all under 15, according to Médecins Sans Frontières. An attack on the same day in Razih district hit the house of the school principle, killing his wife, four children and relatives. Sa’ada has been a target of Saudi airstrikes before. In August 2016, an attack hit a school in the Haydan district, killing 10 students who were all under 15, according to Médecins Sans Frontières. An attack on the same day in Razih district hit the house of a school principle, killing his wife, four children and relatives.
Yemen has widely been described as the world’s greatest humanitarian crisis. Between January and May, aid agencies helped 7.5 million people, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said earlier this month. The situation in Yemen has been described as the world’s greatest humanitarian crisis. Between January and May, aid agencies helped 7.5 million people, the UN O said this month.
Martin Griffiths, the UN’s special envoy for Yemen, told the security council earlier this month that he would convene the country’s first talks in two years to secure peace between Saudi-backed forces and Houthi rebels. He has said that “time was long past” for negotiations to resume, adding he would bring the parties together on 6 September in Geneva. Martin Griffiths, the UN’s special envoy for Yemen, told the security council this month that he would convene the country’s first talks in two years to try to secure peace between the Saudi-backed forces and Houthi rebels. He has said that “time was long past” for negotiations to resume, adding he would bring the parties together on 6 September in Geneva.
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