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War on Yemen Is Becoming a Genocide by Famine, Malnutrition, and Lack of Medical Care

November 4, 2018 

Amal Hussein, a Yemeni child dying of malnutrition, as a result of the genocidal war on the impoverished country, November 3, 2018	Shahir, a Yemeni child dying of malnutrition, as a result of the genocidal war on the impoverished country, November 3, 2018

Yemeni children injured by shelling by pro-Saudi forces on the Province of Hudayidah, November 3, 2018

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The following news stories are from the Yemeni independent website Al-Masdar ( http://www.almasdaronline.com/category/42  ):

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The battles are fierce and the government forces are progressing in the residential neighbourhoods of Hudayidah

November 4, 2018, ALMASDARONLINE ٠٤ نوفمبر ٢٠١٨

The government forces, backed by the Saudi-led Arab coalition, have advanced on the ground to residential neighborhoods in the western city of Hudayidah, a military source said Sunday, following ongoing fighting against Houthi militants.

The source told Al-Masdar online that the government troops progressed through the dirt road behind the Red Sea mills towards the city of al-Saleh, while violent confrontations are taking place behind the al-Khamri Yards and the Faculty of Engineering.

He noted that dozens of Houthis had been killed in the fighting and that a group of them had been targeted by an air raid on the al-50 street round.

According to the source quoting eyewitnesses, the battles were still fierce behind the engineering college, and live bullets and shrapnel falling in residential neighborhoods on July 7, and a mortar shell landed next to the engineering Guard's room and led to the death of the guard.

In the context, many residents of neighborhoods along the 50th and 7th streets began to flee to the city center as battles raged and approached the houses.

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The following news stories are from the pro-Houthi website Yemen Extra (http://www.yemenextra.net/):

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Yemeni Drone Conducts an Aerial Attack on a Saudi Airbase Within the Kingdom in Retaliation

Nov 3, 2018, YemenExtra, M.A.

On Friday night, the Yemeni air force conducted an offensive operation with a military UAV on King Khaled Air Base in Khamis Mushait within the bordering southern province of Asir.

According to a source that was reported from Yemen’s Air Force, a military UAV drone type Qasef 1, carried out a series of raids on the King Khalid Airbase in Khamis Mushait in Asir, a southern bordering Saudi governorate.

The source confirmed that the aerial attack achieved successful targets within the Saudi air base, where the Saudi-led warplanes fly from to carry out brutal attacks on Yemen.

This operation comes in retaliation hours after the spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition claimed that the coalition military aircraft destroyed with a series of raids on Thursday night, Yemeni ballistic missiles in the al-Dailami air base in Sana’a.

The Saudi-led coalition did carry out more than 30 raids on the Dailami base in Sana’a within just one hour, despite the continuous hovering of the warplanes, but only 18 aerial raids were conducted on the al-Dailiami Air Base.

Other raids were launched on the province of Sana’a, where the Saudi-led coalition launched 10 raids on the district of Hamdan while continuous hovering of its planes, and launched 4 raids on Camp Jerban within the district of Sinhan.

In a preset time, the Saudi coalition launched a raid on the Abu Nashtan Center in the Arhab district.

Additionally, on Friday, the Saudi-led warplanes carried out more than 100 airstrikes on the coastal western province of Hodeidah, most of which targeted district of Kilo-16, in addition to intensive ground shelling by Saudi mercenaries on the aforesaid province, resulting in the injury of two children.

Children injured by Saudi mercenaries ground shelling on the province of Hodeidah

This Saudi escalation comes after the US urged for a cease-fire, specifically citing missile and drone strikes into Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. On the other hand, the Arab coalition, backed by the U.S., “must cease in all populated areas in Yemen.”

However, since the US call for peace, a vast escalation was observed in Yemen, especially within the province of Hodeidah, where reports say thousands of mercenaries just arrived to start a massive assault on the city.

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Relief Projects in Yemen Hit by Coalition Air Raids: Oxfam

Nov 4, 2018, YemenExtra, SH.A.

Relief projects in Yemen were hit by Saudi-led coalition air raids in June, the International Relief Organization (Oxfam) said.

According to a report published by the “Independent”, the organization confirmed that a cholera treatment center in the city of Abs district of Hajjah province was bombed in June by air raids, although Oxfam delivered more than 12 times to the Arab alliance led by Saudi Arabia coordinates of the facility.

Two months ago, Saudi-led coalition’s air raids, caused significant damage to the Oxfam-supported water network, which was to meet the needs of some 6,000 people, according to FAO.

Head of Policy and Advocacy, Oxfam International agency in Yemen Dina El-Mamoun, has already informed the British Parliament’s International Development Committee this week about the coalition’s attacks on the United Kingdom-funded humanitarian projects.

Oxfam advocacy official, Tony Pierce, strongly criticized British policies toward the Yemeni crisis, describing them as “irresponsible and incoherent .”

The official noted that by exporting arms to the Saudi-led coalition, London has contributed to cutting vital food supplies, destroying hospitals and homes, and targeting funded aid programs at the expense of British taxpayers.

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Deputy FM meets UNICEF Regional Director

Nov 3, 2018, YemenExtra, M.A.

Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Al-Ezzi on Saturday discussed with UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Geert Cappelaere and his delegation, the areas of cooperation and coordination between Yemen and UNICEF.

In the meeting, al-Ezzi expressed the salvation government’s thanks to UNICEF for the financial incentives that will be provided to teachers, which will ease the burden on them.

He confirmed the government’ keenness on providing facilities for the UNICEF and all organizations operating in the humanitarian field in the country.

In the meeting, the UNICEF regional director said that the organization’s aim is to serve childhood and provide humanitarian aid, especially in light of the difficult circumstances Yemen is going through as a result of the siege and economic war.

Cappelaere added that the organization would work to expand the financial incentives in future to include the workers in the health field and in the water and sanitation sector.

Yemen’s Children Die of Hunger, the World Only Criticizes the Criminal

Nov 3, 2018, YemenExtra, SH.A.

Shaher Ali, A 3 year old Yemeni boy lay silently on a hospital bed in the highland town of Hajjah, a bag of bones fighting for breath.

His father, Ali al-Hajaji, stood anxiously over him. Mr. Hajaji had already lost one son three weeks earlier to the epidemic of hunger sweeping across Yemen. Now he feared that a second was slipping away.

It wasn’t for a lack of food in the area: The stores outside the hospital gate were filled with goods and the markets were bustling. But Mr. Hajaji couldn’t afford any of it because prices were rising too fast.

“I can barely buy a piece of stale bread,” he said. “That’s why my children are dying before my eyes.”

Ali al-Hajaji and his wife lost their son of hunger, they may lost the second.

Of nearly two million malnourished children in Yemen, 400,000 are considered critically ill a figure projected to rise by one quarter in the coming months.

The devastating war in Yemen has gotten more attention recently as outrage over the killing of a Saudi dissident in Istanbul has turned a spotlight on Saudi actions elsewhere.

Only criticism against the Saudi-led war on Yemen and focused on the airstrikes that have killed thousands of civilians at weddings, funerals and on school buses, aided by American-supplied bombs and intelligence.

But also insidious form of warfare is also being waged in Yemen, an economic war that is exacting a far greater toll on civilians and now risks tipping the country into a famine of catastrophic proportions.

As well as the offensive to capture Hodeidah, which started in June, has endangered the main lifeline for imports to northern Yemen, displaced 570,000 people and edged many more closer to starvation.

Since 2015, thousands of civilians, mostly children and women have been killed by Saudi airstrikes. Reports say that the Saudi-led coalition is committing daily crimes in Yemen.

The Saudi war has resulted in bringing famine to more than 14 million Yemeni civilian, which is half the population. According to Oxfam, a civilian is being killed because of the war every three hours. Moreover, the UN says that a child dies every 10 minutes due to starvation.

Amal Hussein , a Yemeni Girl, Dies Due to Acute Malnutrition.

Nov 3, 2018, YemenExtra, SH.A.

Amal Hussein, 7 year old Yemeni girl, whose photograph in the New York Times last week became a symbol of Yemen’s humanitarian has sadly passed away. Her family said that she died due to acute malnutrition.

Amal’s image gave goosebumps to crores of people across the world and also brought attention to lakhs of children suffering from malnutrition owing to the aftermath of Yemen’s devastating Saudi-led war.

The image, taken by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Tyler Hicks, showed the undernourished girl lying on a clinic bed on October 18, the snap gave goosebumps to crores of people across the world and also brought attention to lakhs of children suffering from malnutrition owing to the aftermath of the Saudi-led war on Yemen.

“Amal was always smiling. Now I’m worried for my other children,” Amal’s mother said.

Amal is only one of scores of children to die amid a deeply controversial war waged by Saudi Arabia in Yemen.

Since 2015, thousands of civilians, mostly children and women have been killed by Saudi airstrikes. Reports say that the Saudi-led coalition is committing daily crimes in Yemen.

The Saudi war has resulted in bringing famine to more than 14 million Yemeni civilian, which is half the population. According to Oxfam, a civilian is being killed because of the war every three hours. Moreover, the UN says that a child dies every 10 minutes due to starvation.

In addition to swelling civilian casualties, the Saudi-led war has contributed to a massive famine and outbreaks of disease such as cholera and diphtheria.

The United Nations experts from the World Food Programme have expressed grave concerns over the coalition’s bombing of civilian areas and the partial blocking of food supplies and relief aids to Yemen which has put 12 million men, women and children at a serious risk of starvation, leading to a famine-like situation in the war-torn nation.

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