Handful of lawmakers trying to end 2½ years of US support for the Yemen war
An air raid by the Saudi-led military coalition put Yemeni airport in the capital Sana’a out of service, jeopardizing relief shipments to a country on the brink of famine, Yemen’s state news agency SABA reported.
The Saudi-led military coalition bombed Yemen’s international airport in the capital, Sana’a.
The top U.N. aid official in Yemen called on the Saudi-led coalition to open all Yemen’s sea ports urgently, saying it risked undoing the fight against cholera and hunger, with 7 million already in “famine-like conditions”.
The US House of Representatives adopted a resolution that calls for a political solution to the conflict in Yemen, after some lawmakers sought vote to end US’ military involvement in the impoverished Arab state.
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, expresses alarm at the worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen following the closure of land, sea and air borders on 6 November.
Yemen Watchnet