Saudi fighter jets bomb Ta'iz, martyr 40 Yemeni civilians

Saudi warplanes pounded the Yemeni province of Ta'iz, and martyred over three dozen people on Wednesday despite the ongoing UN-brokered ceasefire between the warring sides in Yemen.

The Saudi airstrikes targeted a local market in Ta'iz Province in southwestern Yemen, claiming the lives of at least 40 Yemeni civilians, including women and children.

At least 15 other Yemeni people were injured in the Saudi air raids.

In a relevant development on Tuesday, at least 20 civilians lost their lives in Saudi airstrikes on Ta'iz Province.

Saudi warplanes bombed Hayfan district of Ta'iz, leaving at least 20 civilians dead and 15 others injured.

Some Yemeni media outlets have put the number of the dead at 35.

The news comes hours after four terrorist bomb attacks hit military and security positions in Mukalla city of Hadhramaut Province, leaving 48 civilians martyred and some 30 others injured.

Saudi Arabia has launched the invasion to restore power to former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in the Arab world’s most impoverished country since March 2015.

More than 9,800 people have been martyred and at least 16,000 others injured since the onset of the aggression.

EA