Yemeni Medical Workers Condemn Saudi Attacks
Local Editor
Yemeni medical workers staged Thursday a demonstration in front of the United Nations office in the capital, Sana’a, to denounce Saudi Arabia’s blockade on their country.
The protesters on Thursday urged the international community to pressure Riyadh to allow humanitarian aid into Yemen.
"We have come here to the UN office to call for the UN secretary general to put an end to this genocide war against the Yemenis. Many patients die at the hospitals because of fuel shortage ... that prevents the supply of basic medicine," a physician attending the rally said.
This comes as Yemen’s national commission for documentation of Saudi Arabia’s atrocities has revealed new details about crimes against civilians committed by Saudi Arabia in cities like Sa’ada and Aden.
In a press conference on Thursday, the commission called on the international community to put an end to Riyadh’s indiscriminate air bombardment.
A member of the commission said: "Saudi indiscriminate bombardment of residential areas across the country and the use of banned weapons like cluster bombs are crimes against the Yemenis."
Yemeni army officials also warned Saudi Arabia against further intervention in the internal affairs of Yemen and attempts to sow strife in the country.
"We applaud the steadfastness of our army forces to defeat terrorists in Tawahi despite Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes and financial helps to the militants," said the Yemeni army spokesman, Sharaf Luqman, referring to Aden’s district of Tawahi.
Many global bodies have slammed Riyadh for conducting unlawful airstrikes against civilians. Many have also warned against Saudi Arabia’s ongoing aerial and sea blockade that is threatening the lives of many Yemenis.
