Yemen: As many as 11 from one family killed by Saudi Strike

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The Saudi intervention, which began in late March, has exacerbated the fighting in Yemen’s civil conflict and effectively blockaded the country, starving cities and towns of essential supplies.

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By Mohammad Kalfood/Kareem Fahim

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SANA, Yemen — At least nine people from a single family were killed when what appeared to be an airstrike by the Saudi-led military coalition struck a home in a village outside Sana, Yemen’s capital, officials said Saturday.

Village residents gave a higher toll, saying that as many as 11 members of the Okaish family, including five children, were killed in the bombing on Friday. The airstrike may have been intended for an air defense base about a mile and half away, a Yemen Interior Ministry official said.

Bombings attributed to the coalition have killed dozens of civilians since the start of the Saudi-led air offensive intended to cripple the Houthis, a Yemeni militia that has gained control of Sana and other parts of Yemen in the past eight months.

The Saudi intervention, which began in late March, has exacerbated the fighting in Yemen’s civil conflict and effectively blockaded the country, starving cities and towns of essential supplies and making it increasingly difficult for civilians to flee.

The latest deaths came as the United Nations Security Council was scheduled to meet in New York to discuss a Russian proposal for a 24-hour pause in the hostilities for humanitarian reasons. Echoing the Russian proposal, the International Committee of the Red Cross called on Saturday for an immediate suspension of the fighting, saying the humanitarian situation in Yemen was “dire.”
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