Yemen’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has briefed the international community on Saudi crimes in Yemen, holding it responsible for the consequences of continued silence.
In separate memoranda, the ministry addressed the UN Secretary-General, President of the UN General Assembly, UN Special Envoy for Yemen, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Security Council member states, all UN member states, and the European and African unions.
The ministry informed them of the Saudi regime’s attack on Taiz Central Market at the Mawiyah junction in Al-Ta’ziyah District on Sunday, which resulted in 47 civilians killed or injured, according to preliminary figures, and caused extensive damage to shops and other civilian property.
The ministry said the latest attack was part of a continued pattern of Saudi crimes against civilians and civilian objects in Yemen, describing it as a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and international conventions.
It said the attack was an extension of Saudi crimes committed in Yemen over 12 years, during which more than 250,000 airstrikes have been carried out, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians and destroying thousands of civilian facilities.
The ministry stressed that Yemen has a legitimate right under international law and conventions to self-defense and to confront continued hostile acts.
It called on the international community to pressure the Saudi regime to respect its obligations under international humanitarian law, stop targeting civilians and civilian objects, end its aggression, and lift the blockade on Yemen.
The ministry also held the international community legally and morally responsible for the consequences of its continued silence over Saudi aggression crimes in Yemen.
