The
latest in a long line of disastrous airstrikes by Saudi warplanes
across Yemen, officials reported an airstrike on Tuesday night in the
northern Jawf Province, destroying a single civilian home, killing
six civilians and critically wounded another.
The
civilians killed were an entire family. The slain included the
parents and four of their daughters. The lone survivor, who was
injured, was their only son. Saudi officials gave no indication why
the house was destroyed.
Locals
in the district, however, reported that the house was directly
targeted twice, initially hit with airstrikes that destroyed the
building, and then minutes later as rescue workers got close to the
site. Officials say no rescue workers were injured, as they had yet
to reach the wreckage.
Saudi
Arabia has faced growing criticism for its massive civilian death
toll in Yemen, and the US is under growing pressure to stop selling
the Saudis arms, and to stop participating in the Yemen War. The
House of Representatives has a War Powers Act challenge, which would
compel the end of US involvement in the conflict, scheduled for
November 2.
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