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The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, said Monday that death toll from Sept. 10 Saudi aggression against a water well in Beit Saadan village north of Yemeni capital Sana’a rose to 30 civilians, including two children, and 17 injured.
"On September 10, on the eve of Eid Al Adha, 30 people were killed and 17 others wounded, including first responders and two children, as a result of several air strikes on a water well in Beit Saadan village of Arhab District, in the north of Sana’a Governorate," McGoldrick said in a statement.
"These events follow weeks of intensified air strikes and ground fighting across the country," McGoldrick said.
"I remain deeply disturbed by the unrelenting attacks on civilians and on civilian infrastructure throughout Yemen by all parties to the conflict, which are further destroying Yemen’s social fabric and increasing humanitarian needs, particularly for medical attention at a time when the health sector is collapsing," McGoldrick added.
McGoldrick also called on all parties to "uphold their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law, to recommit to the April 10 Cessation of Hostilities and to support the initiatives of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen."
On Saturday, the Saudi aggression warplanes launched a series of strikes against houses and farms in Arhab district. The warplanes waged five airstrikes against a water well in in Beit Saadan village, and resumed with three other strikes when rescue teams tried to pull out possible survivors, said local officials and residents, adding that many of rescuers were killed at the scene.
Saudi Arabia began its deadly campaign against Yemen in late March 2015. The strikes were meant to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore power to fugitive former president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
About 10,000 people have been killed and over 16,000 injured since Riyadh launched the airstrikes. The Saudi aggression has also taken a heavy toll on Yemen’s facilities and infrastructure.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
