Saudi-led coalition airstrikes kill seven civilians from one Yemeni family, officials say
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes kill seven civilians from one Yemeni family, officials say
Yemen's four-year-long conflict has been described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, and civilians have routinely bore the brunt of the suffering.
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More than 90,000 people have been killed in Yemen since 2015 [Getty]
The Saudi-led coalition waging war in Yemen have hit a house in the southwestern province of Taiz, killing at least seven people from one family, Yemeni officials said on Saturday.
Officials said two airstrikes hit Yemen's Khadir district on Friday, and that the dead included a woman and four children.
The officials spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to brief media.
Mohamed Abdel Salam, a spokesman for the Iran-linked Houthi rebels, confirmed that the airstrikes had wounded a "number" of people.
The Saudi-led coalition has been at war in Yemen since March 2015.
While ostensibly fighting the Houthis, coalition airstrikes have killed thousands of civilians.
More than 91,000 have died over the course of the ongoing conflict, described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis by the United Nations.
Millions of people have been brought to the brink of starvation.
There was no immediate comment from the coalition.
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