Houthis accused of escalating attacks in Taiz: 51 killed, 85 wounded in 12 days

The Taiz Rights Center has documented the deaths of 51 civilians and injuries to 85 others, including 43 children and 19 women, as a result of attacks and shelling by Houthi forces targeting residential areas and markets in Yemen's Taiz province between November 1 and 12, according to a statistical report released by the center on Saturday.

The center stated that the casualties were caused by rocket and artillery shelling, sniper fire, and landmines. It noted that three separate shelling incidents targeted densely populated areas in the Najd markets of Al-Misrakh district, Al-Hadara in Al-Wazi'iyah district, and the village of Al-Athawir in Hayfan district. These incidents alone resulted in 43 deaths and 30 injuries among civilians.

The report added that violations were not limited to attacks on residential areas and markets, but also included targeting an ambulance in Saber Al-Mawadem district and the abduction of workers in the health and education sectors. The center also documented the storming and seizure of 40 homes in the Kuwait residential village in Al-Misrakh district and the Abdullah Al-Mubarak complex in the city of Al-Turbah.

The Taiz Rights Center called on the United Nations and the international community to launch an independent investigation into the documented incidents and to ensure the protection of civilians in Taiz province, as well as to lift restrictions imposed on the region.