Local Editor
At least 15 people have been killed in new Saudi airstrikes hitting various areas across Yemen, including the capital Sana’a.
Saudi warplanes bombarded two farms in Zabid District in Hudaydah Province in the country’s west early Monday.
According to Yemen’s al-Masirah television network, eight people were killed in the attack, including two women, while two more women sustained injuries.
Separately, Saudi jets carried out a string of attacks against the capital, killing seven civilians and injuring five others.
The casualties included three children and two women, al-Masirah reported, adding two people also went missing during the strike.
It said one residence targeted during the raid was completely destroyed, and that rescue workers trying to retract bodies from under the debris had also come under attack.
Eyewitnesses said the number of the casualties could rise.
In western Yemen, Saudi warplanes hit the customs’ office in the city of Dhammar, which is the capital of a province of the same name, leading to at least 10 casualties.
Saudi Arabia has been leading a destructive military campaign against Yemen since March 2015 to reinstate former president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi and crush the Houthi movement.
The campaign has devastated country’s infrastructure, killing tens of thousands.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team