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Yemeni Govt Condemns Houthi Bombing of School in Hajjah

Houthi drone downed by the Yemeni army in Marib (Military media)

The Houthi militia in Yemen continued its violations by bombing a school in Hajjah governorate, left a child dead and two others injured, according to official sources.

Yousef Abdoh Bishi, 11, was killed in the Houthi drone attack on the school in the al-Deir village.

The Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism, Moammar al-Eryani, condemned the attack in the strongest terms, warning that the terrorist Houthi militia's targeting of the school reaffirmed its disregard for calls and efforts for peace.

The Yemeni minister urged the international community, including the UN and US envoys and human rights organizations to condemn this heinous crime and classify it as a war crime and crime against humanity.

He called for the prosecution and accountability of Houthis leaders and elements behind the attack, including those on international terrorist lists.

UNICEF reported that more than 11,000 children have now been killed or maimed due to the conflict in Yemen, an average of four a day since the escalation of the conflict in 2015.

According to a report, the United Nations confirmed that 3,774 children were killed, and 3,995 children, including 91 girls, were recruited into fighting.

Meanwhile, the Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms documented more than 127,000 Houthi violations, which caused the death and injury of about 48,000 civilians over eight years.

In a report issued on Human Rights Day, the Network reported the death and injury of 9,808 civilians, including 1,388 children, by Houthi mines since their coup against legitimacy.

It accused the militias of arresting and kidnapping 16,804 civilians, including 4,201, who are still in detention.

The report stated that 1,317 citizens were still forcibly disappeared, including 84 women and 76 children, in Houthi prisons, and revealed that 671 abductees were killed inside prisons.

The Network for Rights and Freedoms held the international community and the Security Council responsible for protecting Yemenis from Houthi terrorism and demanded that the group be quickly classified on the terrorist list.

It also called on the international community and the Security Council to subject the group to United Nations and Security Council resolutions, human rights treaties and charters, and international humanitarian law.

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