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The Saudi-led coalition carried out air strikes on the defence ministry in Yemen's capital Sana’a late Friday, witnesses and media said, leaving at least three civilians wounded.
Yemen’s media outlet Al-Masirah reported two air strikes targeting the defence ministry. One of the strikes hit a residential area near the ministry, witnesses said.
"I was sitting at home and heard the first strike hit the ministry of defence. Everyone was afraid. Minutes later, another strike hit my neighbor’s house," resident Mohammed Aatif said.
"My entire house shook," said Aatif, who fled with his family from the neighborhood.
He said the strike destroyed his neighbor’s house, leaving an enormous crater, and damaged others.
Witnesses said the number of casualties may rise as wounded are pulled from the rubble.
The coalition has targeted the defence ministry in the past, leaving it heavily damaged.
Saudi Arabia and its allies launched a military aggression against neighboring Yemen in March 2015 in attempt to restore the regime of resigned President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi to power.
The conflict has left more than 8,650 people dead, including many civilians.
The coalition shut down Yemen's borders earlier this week after Saudi forces on Saturday intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Houthi revolutionaries near the Riyadh airport.
The Houthis have threatened additional attacks on Saudi Arabia and its coalition partner the United Arab Emirates in response to the blockade.
The United Nations said on Friday that the coalition is still blocking desperately needed UN aid deliveries to Yemen despite the re-opening of the Yemeni port of Aden and also a land border crossing.
This week, UN aid chief Mark Lowcock warned the Security Council that, unless the blockade was lifted, Yemen would face "the largest famine the world has seen for many decades, with millions of victims".
The world body has listed Yemen as the world's number one humanitarian crisis, with 17 million people in need of food, seven million of whom are at risk of famine.
More than 2,000 Yemenis have died in a cholera outbreak now affecting nearly one million people.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
