Civilian homes bombed by Saudi warplanes in Yemen’s Sana’a
Many civilian homes are destroyed as Saudi warplanes carry on with their air raids on the northern regions of Yemani capital city of Sana’a.
As Saudi airstrikes continued on Saturday, dozens of residences were destroyed, leaving scores of civilians in need of medical care in Sana’a.
Earlier on Saturday, Riyadh rejected calls by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Russia for a humanitarian ceasefire to its deadly attacks on Yemen
Aid “will come when we are able to set the conditions (so) that this aid will benefit the population,” Brigadier General Ahmed Assiri told reporters on Saturday.
On Saturday, the ICRC called for an immediate 24-hour ceasefire in Yemen for the delivery of aid to the impoverished Arab country.
Also on Saturday, Russia also called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to put a halt to the war on Yemen for humanitarian purposes.
Saudi Arabia’s air campaign in Yemen started on March 26 in a bid to restore power to fugitive former Yemeni president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh. Some 10 other countries later joined the airstrikes.
According to the latest estimates by the United Nations, at least 519 people have lost their lives since the illegal strikes started, with UN humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, saying she is “extremely concerned” about the fate of the civilians caught in the clashes.
The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, has also said that at least 62 children were killed and 30 wounded over the past week in Yemen.
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