Girl Killed, 8 Civilians Injured in Houthi Shelling on Residential Areas in Taiz
A girl was killed and eight civilians, including women and children, were injured on Tuesday by a missile attack launched by the Houthi group on residential neighborhoods in the city of Taiz, southwestern Yemen, according to the official Saba news agency.
The agency quoted a military source as saying that a Katyusha-type rocket was fired from Houthi positions in Jabal al-Wa'ash, north of the governorate, and landed in the populated area of Sinah.
It quoted a medical source as saying that the shelling resulted in the death of a girl and the injury of eight people with varying wounds, some in critical condition, in addition to the complete destruction of two houses.
In a separate incident, the Houthi group targeted an ambulance with a mortar shell in the Sabir al-Shaqab area as it was heading to assist Tayba Abdulraqib (18), who had been shot by the group, according to the agency.
It added that the shelling led to the death of the girl and the ambulance driver, the injury of the accompanying doctor, and the destruction of the ambulance.
Source: Saba Net
