Saudi warplanes intensify airstrikes on Yemen in 24 hours

SANAA, Oct. 27 (YPA) – Yemen’s Sanaa-based armed forces spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Sarie said Saudi warplanes had carried out 81 airstrikes and missile attacks targeting civilian facilities in Yemen.

In a statement, the spokesman affirmed that the strikes targeted the civilian sites in the capital, Sanaa, and the provinces of Taiz, Lahj, Saada, Hajjah and Ibb over the past 24 hours, resulting in civilian deaths and injuries.

Brig. Gen. Saree explained that the airstrikes were carried out by F-15 and Typhoon fighter jets that took off from the Khamis Mushait and Taif air bases, alongside a missile attack launched from Jizan.

He added that the total number of airstrikes and missile attacks carried out by the Saudi aggression against Yemen since the escalation began had reached 3,379.