Humanitarian organization condemns deadly Saudi strikes on civilian Home in Saada
SANAA, Oct. 19 (YPA) – The Eye of Humanity Centre for Rights and Development has condemned a new deadly attack by the Saudi enemy on a civilian home in Saada province, reporting that 127 civilians were killed or wounded in attacks across Yemen over the past 72 hours, including 37 fatalities and 90 injuries.
In a statement, the center said the latest attack targeted the home of citizen Ali al-Qahm in the Al-Tawilah area of Sahar district, Saada province, killing and injuring 33 civilians, most of them women and children.
The center said the attack constituted a grave violation of international humanitarian law and the protections afforded to civilians during armed conflicts.
According to the center’s documentation, the latest attack came a day after Saudi forces struck civilian homes with cluster munitions in Dhawran Anas district, Dhamar province.
The center reported that the combined toll from attacks recorded in less than 72 hours had reached 127 casualties, comprising 37 people killed, including 11 children and five women, and 90 wounded, including 26 children and 15 women.
It said the figures highlighted the mounting civilian toll, particularly among women and children, and the dangers posed by continued attacks on residential areas.
The center added that search-and-rescue operations were still underway at the targeted home in Saada, raising fears that the death toll could increase as rescuers continued searching through the rubble.
The Eye of Humanity Centre held the Saudi regime fully responsible for the attack and its humanitarian and legal consequences. It said attacks on civilians and civilian objects, where the relevant elements and circumstances are established, constitute serious violations of international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes requiring legal accountability.
The center stressed that the presence of women and children among the dead and wounded underscored the severe human cost of continued attacks on residential areas. It said the consequences extended beyond the immediate casualties to families facing bereavement, destruction and uncertainty over the fate of relatives trapped beneath the rubble.
It further warned that attacks on homes and residential neighbourhoods represented a serious breach of fundamental humanitarian protections, adding that responsibility for such violations did not expire with time and that those responsible must be held accountable.
The center called for urgent medical care for the wounded, continued rescue operations and the recovery of people trapped beneath the debris. It also urged the accurate documentation of the circumstances of the attack and the number of casualties to preserve victims’ rights and support legal accountability.
Concluding its statement, the center reaffirmed that attacks on civilians and their homes must not go unpunished, saying the deaths and injuries of Yemeni women, children and other civilians underscored the need for accountability and redress.
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