The Saudi-led coalition has been accused of carrying out a “genocide” in Yemen, after an airstrike on a funeral killed at least 140 people.
Mohammed Abdul-Salam, a spokesperson for the Yemeni opposition government in Sana'a said the airstrike was an act of "genocide"."The silence of the United Nations and the international community is the munition of the murderers," he said. "Those murderers will not escape divine justice."
The strike, one of the deadliest attacks in the conflict so far, has prompted Saudi Arabia to agree to an investigation, as the US warned its support for the coalition was not a “blank cheque”.
A statement from the coalition said it would "immediately investigate this case along with the Joint Incidents Assessment Team in Yemen and experts from the United States who participated in previous investigations".
White House National Security Council spokesperson Ned Price warned that his government is "prepared to adjust our support so as to better align with US principles, values and interests" and said it had launched an "immediate review" of its support for the coalition.