A child and a civilian woman were killed, and four other civilians, including three women and a child, were injured in Houthi shelling and sniping attacks on Friday in the Al-Masrakh and Sabr Al-Mawadim districts of Taiz governorate. Human rights sources reported that the child, Omar Ammar Mohammed Abdulghani, aged 12, was killed by Houthi sniper fire while herding sheep in the village of Al-Jebali in Sabr Al-Mawadim district. The civilian, Lamis Abdu Qaid, aged 26, was killed after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head in the Aqrosh area. The sources further indicated that Houthi shelling and sniping also targeted civilians in the villages of Al-Dimnah and Al-Thunaib in the Aqrosh area of Al-Masrakh district. These attacks resulted in injuries to four civilians, including three women and a child. The injured have been identified as Hanin Taha Saeed Hazam, aged 17, and Amina Abdulhakim Al-Sagheer, aged 35, both from Al-Dimnah village. Amna Abdulhakim Qasim Mohammed, aged 38, from the Aqrosh area, sustained a gunshot wound to the left shoulder. The child Badr Mohammed Hazza Al-Haj, aged 17, was hit by shrapnel in the head. These incidents occur within the context of ongoing violations perpetrated by the Houthi militia against civilians in residential areas and villages located south of Taiz governorate. |
