SANA’A, (PIC)
On Saturday night, at least 29 US airstrikes targeted Yemen, resulting in multiple casualties and prompting the UN to issue warnings over the safety of civilians.
A series of 29 US airstrikes targeted the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, and the governorates of Amran and Marib, Yemeni media reported.
Yemen’s al-Masirah satellite channel reported that renewed US air raids last night struck key infrastructure in western Yemen, including the port and airport of Hodeida, as well as residential areas in and around Sana’a.
The total number of casualties has yet to be confirmed, but early reports indicate multiple civilian fatalities and injuries.
Local sources in Sana’a said that two people were killed and two others injured in strikes on al-Nahda neighborhood in al-Thawra district.
Additional injuries were reported near the Majel al-Damma cemetery in al-Safiyah district and in other parts of Sana’a.
Meanwhile, the UN secretary-general expressed his concern over the US airstrikes that happened in and around Yemen’s port of Ras Issa on Thursday night, which reportedly resulted in scores of civilian casualties.
In a statement issued by his spokesperson on Saturday, UN chief Antonio Guterres said that at least five humanitarian workers were among those injured in the deadly strikes on Ras Issa port.
Guterres also expressed fears over the environment after the US strikes on the seaport of Hodeida led to oil leaks into the Red Sea.
He emphasized that international law, including international humanitarian law, “must be respected at all times.”
According to official figures from Yemen’s health ministry, the US strikes on the port last Thursday killed at least 80 civilians and wounded 150 others, including employees, rescue workers and paramedics.
