Thousands of Raids Killing Yemen’s children

Thousands of indiscriminate air strikes using internationally banned cluster munitions have killed and injured thousands of civilians, most of them are children.

They also caused almost complete paralysis of all aspects of life, imposing a crippling air, land and sea blockade, and preventing the entry of basic food commodities, medical supplies and equipment, oil derivatives, and humanitarian and relief aid into the country. Consequently, the humanitarian situation has been exacerbated, leaving millions of people in famine-like conditions, while hundreds of thousands of them have died due to food and health insecurity.

Entesaf Organization for Women and Child Rights documented and verified thousands of raids that resulted in thousands of child casualties. A number of these attacks were found to have been directed deliberately towards civilians in residential areas, neighborhoods, markets, wedding and funeral halls, IDPs and refugee camps, as well as public roads and bridges.

All of these attacks constitute a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and the laws of war, amounting to war crimes that require international prosecution of all parties involved in committing them, whether individuals or groups.