Yemen: 104 Saudi Airstrikes and Missile Attacks Target Eight Provinces in 24 Hours

Yemen: 104 Saudi Airstrikes and Missile Attacks Target Eight Provinces in 24 Hours
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Yemen’s armed forces in Sana’a have reported that Saudi forces carried out 104 airstrikes and missile attacks across eight Yemeni provinces over the past 24 hours, leaving dozens of people dead or injured, most of them women and children.

Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Yemeni armed forces, said in a statement that the attacks targeted locations and civilian facilities in the capital, Sana’a, as well as the provinces of Al-Jawf, Al-Bayda, Saada, Amran, Marib, Taiz and Lahj.

According to Saree, the airstrikes were conducted using F-15 and Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets that took off from the Saudi airbases of Khamis Mushait and Taif. He added that missiles were launched from the regions of Najran and Jizan.

The military spokesperson said the attacks had caused dozens of casualties, including fatalities and injuries, with women and children accounting for most of the reported victims. He also reported damage to civilian facilities and sites in the targeted provinces.

Saree stated that the cumulative number of Saudi airstrikes and missile attacks since the beginning of the escalation referred to in his statement had reached 4,136.