Sanaa Health Ministry: 186 casualties in Jawf since Saudi escalation began

SANAA, Oct. 29 (YPA) –The death toll from Saudi airstrikes on Al-Hazm Market in Yemen’s Jawf province has risen se to 14 on Thursday, including three children and two women, while 15 others were wounded, including women and children, according to the Sanaa government’s Health and Environment Ministry.

In a statement to the official Yemen News Agency (Saba), Dr. Anis al-Asbahi, the ministry’s spokesperson said the overall toll from the Saudi escalation in Jawf had reached 186, including 100 killed and 86 wounded.

Al-Asbahi said the targeting of civilians, populated areas, and service and commercial facilities constituted a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and another crime against the Yemeni people.

He added that the continued attacks reflected a systematic policy of targeting civilians and worsening their humanitarian suffering.

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