‘Crime against humanity’: Saudi airstrikes hit maternity and child hospital in Yemen
Saudi Arabia has carried out airstrikes near a maternity and child hospital in the Yemeni capital Sana’a, causing extensive damage to the health facility and injuring several people, including patients and pregnant women, according to Yemen’s Health Ministry.
The ministry said in a statement on Saturday that Saudi warplanes carried out the strikes near Al-Sabeen Maternity and Childhood Hospital around midday, when the facility was crowded with patients, pregnant women, children and medical staff.
The strikes caused extensive damage to the hospital building, its internal departments and medical equipment, including the intensive care unit and infant incubators.
It said several people were injured, including patients, their companions and medical staff.
The attack also caused panic among pregnant women, premature infants, patients, and visitors and forced staff to evacuate some departments, the ministry added.
Al-Sabeen Hospital is one of the largest specialized medical facilities in Sana’a, providing maternity and pediatric services to thousands of women and children.
Saudi airstrikes hit the Al-Sabeen Maternal and Child Hospital in Sana'a, Yemen's capital, on Saturday afternoon, causing widespread panic among patients and children and heavily damaging the facility, including its intensive care unit and infant incubators. pic.twitter.com/Aqoe1vclQr
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Yemen’s Health Ministry strongly condemned the strikes, saying the aggression demonstrates Saudi Arabia’s attempt to deprive Yemenis of access to safe healthcare.
The ministry called on the international community and human rights organizations to take serious measures to halt the ongoing aggression against the country.
In a separate statement, the National Commission for Human Rights in Sana’a condemned the strikes, saying the attack on the health facility amounted to "a war crime and a crime against humanity."
It called on the United Nations secretary-general and the Security Council to condemn the incident and take measures to protect Yemeni civilians.
The commission also urged the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross and UNICEF to take urgent action to support the hospital and ensure the continuation of its services.
It further called on international humanitarian and human rights organizations to document the incident and take steps to hold those responsible accountable.
The attack on the hospital came as fighting between the Yemeni army and Saudi and Saudi-backed forces has intensified in recent days, with heavy clashes reported in the country’s strategic southwestern province of Ta’izz.
Earlier on Saturday, a senior member of Ansarullah’s political bureau said Saudi forces continued to carry out air and artillery attacks against civilian areas and infrastructure in Yemen.
The Yemeni official, however, said the attacks on civilian targets would not weaken the resolve of Yemeni forces, vowing that the fighting aimed at removing the “remaining Saudi formations” in Ta’izz would continue.
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