MSF condemns coalition’s crime against civilians in Hodeidah

SANAA, June 1 (YPA) – Médecins Sans Frontières( MSF) condemned the crime of targeting the Al-Zuhur neighborhood in Yemen province of Hodeidah on Sunday, which killed and injured dozens, most of them children.

“A crowded public space with families, children playing and a nearby house, just 1.3 km from the MSF-supported Salkhana hospital were targeted,” MSF said.

MSF added in its account on “Twitter”, that “22 wounded people were received, including 4 dead, in the Al-Salkhana Hospital, which is supported by MSF, as a result of the shelling in the Al-Zuhur neighborhood of Hodeidah on Sunday afternoon.”

MSF noted that its team “performed six emergency surgeries, treated a number of patients as a result of less severe injuries,” and that 16 of the wounded were children, and one of them died.

“We are deeply concerned that the majority of the victims of the bombing we received were children,” MSF added.

MSF has supported Al Salkhana Hospital in Hodeidah since 2018 and operates the emergency room, operating room and lying department.

It is noteworthy that the forces of aggression targeted on Sunday with artillery shelling of the residential neighborhood of Al-Zahou, in the city of Hodeidah, which led to the fall of martyrs and wounded civilians.