Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has condemned as a war crime Saudi airstrikes on a crowded market in the southwestern province of Ta’izz that killed 30 civilians, warning that the massacre “will not go unanswered.”

In a statement released on Friday evening, the political bureau of the movement said Saudi Arabia’s targeting of the popular al-Hadhara market in the al-Wazi'iyah district, and its ongoing atrocities and acts of aggression against the Yemeni nation constitute war crimes.

“It is lamentable that the United Nations and the so-called international community tend to overlook these well-documented Saudi crimes. World bodies are regrettably aiding and abetting aggressors and criminals. They are projecting the voice of the executioner at the expense of silencing the victim,” the statement noted.

It further added that "the Riyadh regime would not have dared to perpetrate these brutal crimes were it not for US support and political cover.”

Ansarullah’s political bureau emphasized that Saudi Arabia’s escalation by targeting ordinary Yemeni people will be met with “painful responses.”

Bloody massacre in southern Yemen: 25 killed, 40 injured in Saudi airstrike on crowded market

At least 25 civilians have been killed and forty others injured as Saudi warplanes targeted a busy market in Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta’izz.

According to the Yemeni Ministry of Public Health and Population, at least 30 people were killed in Saudi airstrikes on al-Hadhara market, while another 40 sustained injuries.

The ministry stressed that the deadly Friday attack constitutes a full-fledged war crime.

Rescue and ambulance teams continue search-and-rescue operations, working to recover victims trapped beneath the rubble.

The latest escalation in Yemen began after Saudi Arabia bombed Sana'a's international airport in July. The Yemeni Armed Forces responded by attacking Saudi airports, oil facilities and tankers in the Red Sea, and also enforcing a “blockade for blockade” policy.

The conflict traces back to March 2015, when Saudi Arabia and a US-backed coalition launched a sweeping military campaign and blockade on Yemen aimed at reinstalling a favorable regime in Sana'a.

Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis have died, but Saudi Arabia has failed to achieve its stated objectives.