Local Editor

Further airstrikes carried out by Saudi war aircraft killed at least 16 civilians and injured 18 others in various regions across Yemen.

On Wednesday, Saudi fighter jets struck a residential building in the Saqin district of the northwestern Yemeni province of Sa’ada, razing it to the ground, the Arabic-language al-Masirah satellite television network reported.

A Muslim cleric and five members of his family were killed in the aerial attack. Two children and a woman were reportedly among the victims.

The attack came only hours after Saudi warplanes pounded the Razih district in the same province, leaving nine civilians dead and five others wounded.

Earlier on Tuesday, one person was killed and two others were injured when Saudi jets targeted a residential neighborhood of the city of Haraz in Yemen’s northern province of Hajjah.

Saudi warplanes also bombarded a government compound in the Mikras district of the central Yemeni province of al-Bayda. Five people sustained injuries in the strike.

Even more, Saudi war aircraft launched 18 airstrikes against Hudaydah, located 150 kilometers [93 miles] southwest of the capital, Sana’a. 

Saudi jets also struck the airport and several other military sites in Hudaydah, sending the fuel station at the airport up in flames.

Additionally, a worker was injured when Saudi warplanes bombed the iconic Red Sea mills in the city twice.

UN estimates say that over 2,600, mostly civilians, have been killed and another 9,755 wounded as a result of the ongoing attacks on Yemen since March.