Killing of civilians in Yemen’s Sarari village war crime: Iran

Iran has strongly condemned the killing of civilians in a village in southwestern Yemen as a “blatant crime against humanity.”

“This crime is indicative of the frustration of Saudi-affiliated forces,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Wednesday, Press TV reported.

The official added that the attacks against the people and their killing in-Sarari village in Yemen’s Ta’izz Province amounted to “genocide” and “war crimes.”

Qassemi also warned Saudi Arabia against pursuing warmongering, saying the Riyadh policy to support and nurture Takfiri terrorism "will drag the regime into a quagmire."

A Yemeni local official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Tuesday that Saudi-backed mercenaries burned to death 50 Yemeni civilians in the Yemeni village.

On Wednesday, the United Nations called for a humanitarian truce in Ta'izz Province amid heavy fighting in the embattled region.

UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen Jamie McGoldrick expressed alarm at increasing bloodshed in the province, particularly Sarari area, and urged all warring sides to agree immediately to a "humanitarian pause" to protect civilians.

He also called for cooperation with humanitarian agencies to help treat and evacuate the wounded and deliver much-needed medicine to the embattled region.

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