Sanaa:The local authority in Sanaa Governorate has issued a strong condemnation of the recent airstrikes by Saudi enemy aircraft on Al-Shariya village in Bani Hushaysh District. The strikes resulted in the complete destruction of six homes, causing significant loss of life as the buildings collapsed over their residents.
According to Yemen News Agency, the local authority reported that the Saudi aircraft repeatedly targeted gatherings of citizens, ambulance and rescue crews, as well as media personnel, in three consecutive strikes. These attacks occurred while they were attempting to recover victims, with additional shelling hindering access to the crime scene by blocking roads leading to it.
The initial toll from the massacre stands at 22 martyrs, predominantly women and children, with 30 more individuals wounded. Among the injured was a cameraman from Al-Masirah TV channel, who was reporting from the site of the attacks.
The statement from the local authority highlighted that these actions constitute a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and the four Geneva Conventions, labeling them as war crimes. It criticized the international community for its silence, which it deems as complicity in the face of escalating violence targeting vulnerable populations.
The local authority holds Saudi Arabia fully responsible for the attacks and the targeting of ambulance and media teams. It has called upon the United Nations, the Security Council, and the World Health Organization to urgently intervene to halt the airstrikes and ensure the protection of civilians and medical personnel working to rescue victims.
