Entisaf condemns Saudi targeting of civilian facilities Capital, Sana’a, Sa’ada

Entisaf Organization for Women and Child Rights has strongly condemned the targeting of civilian, industrial, and telecommunications facilities in the Capital Sana’a and the governorates of Sana’a and Sa’ada by Saudi enemy forces.

The attacks resulted in injuries to several civilians, including women and children.

In an official statement released to the Yemen News Agency (Saba), the organization emphasized that strikes on commercial, industrial, and telecommunications infrastructure raise critical concerns regarding civilian safety and the extent of human and material damage caused by this escalation.

The statement highlighted that direct shelling on a foam factory caused direct injuries to women and children.
The organization explained that such attacks undermine local livelihoods, degrade essential infrastructure, and further exacerbate the humanitarian and economic crisis facing Yemeni families.
Entisaf stressed that civilian objects are strictly protected under international humanitarian law (IHL) and that targeting them—in disregard of established legal norms—constitutes a serious violation.

The statement called for strict adherence to the fundamental principles of distinction and proportionality, as well as the mandate to take all feasible precautions to avoid harming civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Warning of severe long-term repercussions, Entisaf noted that damaging production facilities directly reduces employment, disrupts household incomes, and diminishes access to essential services.

It further highlighted that women and children bear a disproportionate burden under the ongoing conflict, blockade, and deteriorating living conditions—factors that directly threaten their right to life, security, and stability.
Finally, the organization called on the United Nations, the international community, and human rights bodies to take urgent action to halt the Saudi-led aggression and blockade, safeguard civilian infrastructure, and enforce civilian protections in Yemen. Entisaf urged world powers to move beyond passive expressions of concern and implement concrete, practical measures to enforce IHL compliance and hold perpetrators accountable.