Local Editor

Saudi Arabia has continued its military aggression against Yemen despite the United Nations’ [UN] warning about the high number of civilian casualties in the Yemen conflict.

According to media outlets on Wednesday, Saudi-led warplanes targeted the district of Saqyan in the northwestern province of Sa’ada in Yemen, killing at least four members of a family.

The Saudi-led fighter jets also pounded the districts of Ghamr and Razih in the province.

Reports also said that Saudi Arabia bombarded Yemen’s western province of Raymah, targeting the municipality building and the headquarters of security forces in the district of al-Jabin.

The Saudi-led airstrikes come as Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville, slammed Saudi Arabia over the blockade it has placed on Yemen warning about the high number of casualties in the crisis.

"The coalition is also indubitably responsible for the naval blockade of Yemen’s main seaports, which UN humanitarian agencies have repeatedly stated is greatly exacerbating the extremely dire humanitarian situation affecting almost all of Yemen", the UN official said.

He said: "In the two weeks from 11-24 September, a further 151 civilians have been killed -- including 26 children and 10 women -- and 151 injured in Yemen. This takes the total number of civilian casualties in the six months since 26 March to 7,217, including 2,355 killed and 4,862 wounded".

A Saudi-led coalition backed by the United States has been carrying out a military aggression on Yemen by launching airstrikes against the country since March 26. The airstrikes have not been authorized by the United Nations [UN].