Children among 32 killed following US airstrikes in Yemen

US fighter jets have carried out a series of air raids across Yemen, killing at least 32.
US fighter jets have carried out a series of air raids across Yemen, killing at least 32.

Yemen

US fighter jets have carried out a series of air raids across Yemen, killing at least 32.

The US attacks, which began on Saturday and continued into the early hours of Sunday, on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, as well as areas in Saada and al-Bayda killed 32 people and wounded 101, according to the ministry of health.

Earlier, spokesperson for the ministry of health Anis al-Asbahi said that most of the casualties were “children and women”.

The victims in Saada included four children and a woman. Following the airstrikes UNICEF Yemen called for the protection of children and civilians at all times. 

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