At least 19 people have been killed and 10 others wounded by Saudi-led air strikes on the western Yemeni city of Bayt al Faqih located in the vicinity of the port city of Al Hudaydah on Wednesday.

Iran Press- Middle East/ The air raid occurred just hours after the previous airstrikes that killed three civilians, including a minor child, and injured six other people, the al-Masirah TV channel reported.

A recent UN report said Saudi-led coalition airstrikes – which have hit open-air markets, health clinics, schools, funerals and weddings, according to published reports — have been blamed for most of more than 16,000 civilians killed or injured in the Yemen conflict over the past three years.

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UN Humanitarian Coordinator Mark Lowcock said Tuesday that Yemen is on the brink of a famine the likes of which have never been seen before.

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Lowcock told the UN Security Council that the total number of people facing pre-famine conditions in Yemen could soon reach 14 million.

UN Humanitarian Coordinator stressed that the fierce clashes and airstrikes on the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah have blocked the eastern road to Sana, impacting food convoys from key ports that feed northern Yemen.

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US Air Force Special Operations Command chief Lt. Gen. Brad Webb said at a press briefing last week that the US had no plans to change its logistical support for Saudi-led military operations in Yemen.

May 2013: Watch how Yemeni families are receiving treatment for their children's malnutrition. 

According to UNICEF, since the beginning of the intervention led by Saudi Arabia and its' allies in Yemen in 2015, about 2,400 children have been killed and 3,600 maimed in Yemen.

 

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