Death toll in Yemen war hits 10,000: UN

The United Nations (UN) says the death toll from the 18-month Saudi war against Yemen has increased to nearly 10,000.

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator said in a press conference in the Yemeni capital on Tuesday that the toll was based on official records provided by medical facilities in Yemen.

Jamie McGoldrick added that the figure might be even higher as some areas in Yemen lack medical premises, and families there often bury loved ones by themselves.

Internal Yemeni sources had previously provided the same number for the casualties in the Saudi war.

The news comes as Saudi Arabia continues to pound Yemen in its war of aggression.

On Tuesday, Saudi aerial attacks hit a civilian vehicle in the Razih district in the northwestern province of Sa’ada, leaving three people dead and one injured.

The Saudi warplanes also bombed a gas station in the districts of Sahar and Baqim as well as the Kahlan military base in Sa’ada Province.

The districts of Nihm and Sanhan in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a were also hit in Saudi air raids.

Saudi jets also pounded several areas across the province of Hajjah in northwestern Yemen.

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