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Saudi raids claim 25 civilian lives in Yemen’s Jawf

A Yemeni woman walks amidst the rubble of houses destroyed by a Saudi air raid last month, in the capital Sana’a, on May 18, 2015. (AFP Photo)

Over 25 people have been killed as Saudi jets raid Yemen’s northern Jawf province.

Saudi warplanes also targeted a governmental building in the district of Bayt al-Faqih in the western province of al-Hudaydah in the early hours of Thursday.

Saudi jets also raided a residential area in the northwestern Sa'ada province and carried out raids on multiple areas in the southwestern province of Lahij.

On Wednesday, Saudi warplanes targeted a barracks in Hudaydah province and various targets in the capital Sana’a and the southwestern province of Ibb.

According to Yemen's Freedom House Foundation, the Saudi airstrikes have claimed the lives of about 4,000 Yemeni people so far while more than 6,887 others have been wounded.

About 16 million of Yemen’s population of 25 million need assistance and water supplies, and health services are on the verge of collapse, aid organizations have warned.

Saudi Arabia started its military aggression against Yemen on March 26 -- without a UN mandate -- in a bid to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement, which currently controls Sana’a and other major provinces, and to restore power

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