Statement by the Entisaf Organization regarding the Saudi-led coalition’s airstrike on the “Al-Mu’in Bakirah” school and mosque in Al-Maqatirah District, Lahj Governorate.
The Entisaf Organization condemns the crimes committed by the Saudi-led coalition, including the systematic targeting of civilian, educational, and religious infrastructure in Yemen. In this context, the organization condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the heinous act carried out by the Saudi-led coalition’s air forces this morning, Monday, November 9, 2026, at 7:00 AM. The coalition launched direct airstrikes targeting the “Al-Mu’in Bakirah” school and its adjacent mosque, located in the Zariqat al-Sham sub-district of Al-Maqatirah, Lahj Governorate.
These criminal airstrikes resulted in catastrophic consequences, including the total or partial destruction of the “Al-Mu’in Bakirah” school building—its classrooms and service facilities—as well as the damage caused to the neighboring mosque. This constitutes a flagrant violation of all international charters and norms that guarantee the protection of educational institutions and places of worship.
Furthermore, the destruction of the school has brought the educational process to a halt, depriving hundreds of children and students in the area of their constitutional and legal right to education in a safe environment.
The airstrikes also incited widespread panic and extreme terror among defenseless civilians, particularly children, women, and families residing in the surrounding villages. Entisaf Organization asserts that the targeting of schools, mosques, and civilian facilities constitutes a clear-cut war crime and a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions. It holds the Saudi-led aggressor fully responsible for this crime and the resulting destruction and terror.
Furthermore, it condemns the silence and the shameful role of the international community and relevant UN organizations regarding the continued commission of these violations and crimes against civilians and infrastructure in Yemen.
It calls for an urgent, independent international investigation into all the massacres and crimes committed against children and civilians in Yemen, and demands that all perpetrators be held to fair account.
It also appeals to all local and international humanitarian and human rights organizations to shed light on these crimes, stand with those affected, and work to protect the remaining essential elements of life for children and civilians.
Issued by: Entisaf Organization for Women and Child Rights
Monday, November 9, 2026