Statement of Condemnation Issued by Entisaf Organization for Women’s and Children’s Rights Regarding Crimes Committed by the Saudi Aggression in Taiz and Lahj Governorates
Targeting Roads and Civilian Infrastructure and Injuring Women and Civilians… The Saudi Aggression Continues Its Crimes in Taiz and Lahj
Statement of Condemnation Issued by Entisaf Organization for Women’s and Children’s Rights Regarding Crimes Committed by the Saudi Aggression in Taiz and Lahj Governorates
Entesaf Organization for Women’s and Children’s Rights condemns in the strongest terms the crimes committed by the Saudi aggression in Taiz and Lahj governorates, specifically the targeting by its air force of the Naqil al-Suha Road — the main link between the two governorates — resulting in the injury of three civilians, as well as the shelling of a school, a health clinic, and a pharmacy in the Zarqiyah al-Sham village in the al-Maqatara District of Lahj Governorate, in a grave violation of the sanctity of civilian and service facilities.
The organization also condemns the wounding of a woman by sniper fire from Saudi-led coalition forces in the village of Tabat al-Aqroud in the Masraq District of Taiz Governorate.
The organization affirms that these crimes are part of a continuous series of violations to which the Yemeni people have been subjected for 12 years, affecting civilians, civilian objects, infrastructure, and educational and health facilities, amid the ongoing targeting of the basic necessities of life, and the human casualties, material damage, and widespread human suffering caused by these crimes, particularly among women and children.
The organization notes that the targeting of public roads, educational and health facilities, and pharmacies poses a direct threat to the lives of civilians and hinders their access to basic services, as well as a violation of the rules of international humanitarian law, particularly the principles of distinction, proportionality, and the obligation to take necessary precautions to protect civilians and civilian objects, and warrants investigation and legal accountability.
The organization holds the Saudi aggression legally and humanely responsible for these crimes and the resulting human and material damage, and demands an end to the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure; the launch of an independent and transparent international investigation into these violations; and that those responsible be held accountable and not allowed to escape punishment.
Entisaf also calls on the United Nations, the Human Rights Council, and international and human rights organizations to fulfill their legal and humanitarian responsibilities, condemn these crimes, take urgent action to provide protection for civilians in Yemen, and put an end to twelve years of ongoing violations and crimes against the Yemeni people.
Issued by Entisaf Organization for Women’s and Children’s Rights
November 14, 2026