Saudi Arabia launched multiple airstrikes on the Al-Hazm market in Yemen’s Al-Jawf governorate on Wednesday and bombed a fuel station in the area, killing and injuring shoppers, according to reports.
Yemen’s Health Ministry in Sanaa said the death toll from the Saudi airstrikes on the city of Al-Hazm had risen to 13, with 16 others injured. The figures are preliminary.
Earlier on Wednesday, Saudi aircraft carried out four airstrikes on the administration building of the security district in the coastal city of Al-Mokha, west of Taiz.
Meanwhile, Yemen’s Saba news agency, based in Sanaa, reported that two children were injured by a projectile fired by Saudi-backed military reinforcements at civilian homes in Al-Qubaytah district, north of Lahij governorate in southern Yemen.
Footage shows a Saudi airstrike targeting civilians at a market in Al-Hazm, Al-Jawf Governorate, Yemen. The preliminary death toll stands at 14 killed and 15 injured, including women and children. https://t.co/ac8L51vfo4
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The attacks come amid continued Saudi escalation against Yemen. On Tuesday, the Yemeni Armed Forces announced that Saudi Arabia had carried out 81 airstrikes and missile attacks over the preceding 24 hours, targeting civilian sites in the capital, Sanaa, and the governorates of Taiz, Lahij, Saada, Hajjah and Ibb.
According to the Yemeni Armed Forces, the total number of Saudi airstrikes and missile attacks since the escalation against Yemen began has reached 3,379.
In response, the Yemeni Armed Forces continue their legitimate response to the Saudi aggression. They have also renewed their warning to airlines, aviation experts, employees, and travelers against operating flights to Saudi airspace and airports.