Economy Ministry condemns Saudi targeting of popular market in Taiz
In a statement, the ministry said the attack was part of a series of alleged war crimes targeting Yemen’s markets, economic facilities and civilian infrastructure, with serious consequences for the country’s economy and livelihoods.
It said the massacre constituted an attack on a civilian object protected under international humanitarian law, citing Article 52 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions and Article 8 of the Rome Statute.
The ministry expressed solidarity with the victims’ families, the wounded, traders and owners of damaged shops, stressing that such attacks would not deter state institutions and the private sector from ensuring the supply of essential goods and maintaining market stability.
It called on the United Nations and international and human rights organizations to investigate and document attacks on civilians, markets and economic facilities, as well as their humanitarian and economic consequences.
The ministry added that damage to the commercial and economic sectors would be assessed and documented as part of the direct losses resulting from the aggression and blockade.