Ministry of Health: Targeting hospital in Taiz by coalition drones is a war crime

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The Ministry of Public Health and Population strongly condemned Sunday the “war crime” of targeting Al-Barah Hospital in Maqbana district, Taiz governorate by US-Saudi spy drones.

In a statement, it confirmed that the missiles caused damage to some departments of the hospital and ambulances, and caused great panic among doctors and patients.

The Ministry of Health affirmed that targeting hospitals and health facilities is a war crime committed by the aggression coalition while the United Nations and the international community continues to remain silent.

In its statement, the ministry indicated that more than 500 hospitals and health facilities were completely or partially destroyed during the aggression against Yemen.

It urgently called for lifting the siege on Sana’a International Airport for the travel of patients and the arrival of equipment and medical assistance to enable the health sector to withstand and alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.