Houthi militias commit 55 violations in al-Hodeida in 24 hours

English - Sunday 24 March 2019 الساعة 09:28 am
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The Arab Coalition in Yemen on Saturday reported the monitoring of 55 ceasefire violations committed by the Houthi militias in al-Hodeida during the past 24 hours.

"The violations included shooting with various light weapons, mortars and Katyusha rockets," the Coalition said in a statement.

"These violations resulted in wounding of 6 civilians."On Saturday, a number of civilians were killed and wounded by heavy artillery shelling by Houthi militias on civilians' houses in al-Tuhaita district south of al-Hodeida."

According to local sources, the militias renewed shelling residential areas with dozens of shells that directly damaged civilian houses and have resulted in civilian casualties.