Three injured, civilian infrastructure damaged in Saudi attacks on Yemen’s Saada

SAADA, Oct. 03 (YPA) – Three civilians were injured, and significant damage was reported to private properties and civilian infrastructure following Saudi army shelling on several border areas in Yemen’s northern Saada Governorate, according to local officials and humanitarian bodies.

Health ministry authorities reported that three civilians sustained injuries in an initial casualty count resulting from Saudi missile strikes on the outskirts of Saada city. Security sources further noted that Saudi airstrikes targeted Marran, Anam Mountain in Suhar district, and a local telecommunications network.

In an official statement released on Saturday, the National Human Rights Commission condemned the escalation, stating that Saudi artillery and missile strikes targeted residential homes, farms, and populated areas across the border districts of Ghamr and Al-Dhaher.

The statement highlighted that direct strikes hit telecommunications infrastructure in the Sahar, Saqayn, and Haydan districts. The commission stated that targeting communication networks—which serve tens of thousands of civilians and facilitate essential medical and humanitarian services—violates Article 52 of Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions, which prohibits attacks on civilian objects.

The commission described the indiscriminate bombardment in densely populated border zones as a severe breach of the principles of distinction and proportionality under international humanitarian law. It held Saudi forces fully responsible for the ongoing attacks, calling on the United Nations, the UN Human Rights Council, and international monitors to document these Saudi crimes.

The statement urged the international community to take immediate action to ensure the protection of civilians and vital infrastructure, emphasizing that legal files are being prepared for submission to relevant international judicial bodies.

YPA