Airstrike by Saudi-led coalition said to hit Yemeni hospital, killing 7, including 4 children
By Sudarsan Raghavan Sudarsan Raghavan Cairo bureau chief covering North Africa and Yemen Email Bio Follow March 27 at 5:41 AM CAIRO — An airstrike, most likely by the Saudi-led coalition, struck near a rural hospital in northern Yemen, killing seven people including four children, according to the charity Save the Children, which supports the facility.
“We are shocked and appalled by this outrageous attack,” said Carolyn Miles, the head of Save the Children in a statement. “Innocent children and health workers have lost their lives in what appears to been an indiscriminate attack on a hospital in a densely populated civilian area.” Two other adults are still unaccounted for, suggesting the death toll could rise. An additional eight people were wounded, said the charity, which demanded an immediate investigation into the deaths.“Attacks like these are a breach of international law,” said Miles. “These children have the right to be safe in their hospitals, schools and homes. But time after time, we see a complete disregard by all warring parties in Yemen for the basic rules of war.
According to numbers released this week by the Yemen Data Project, an independent monitoring group, the Saudi-led coalition’s bombing campaign has claimed 17,729 civilian deaths and injuries in the past four years of war. These include 3,046 women and children. A quarter of all civilians killed in airstrikes have been women and children, the group reported.
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