Foreign ministry addresses Intel community over ongoing Saudi aggression against civilians, civilian objects in Yemen

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has sent formal communications to the UN Secretary-General, the President of the UN General Assembly, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, member states of the UN Security Council and the Human Rights Council, all UN member states, the European Union, and the African Union.

The communications detail the ongoing Saudi aggression against civilians and civilian objects in Yemen. They note that since the Saudi regime escalated its actions against Yemen on July 13, 2026—beginning with an attack on Sanaa International Airport—it has carried out more than 3,830 airstrikes and missile attacks.

The Ministry indicated that the total number of casualties resulting from the Saudi aggression between the start of this escalation and October 30, 2026, has reached 768—including both those killed and wounded—the majority of whom are women and children.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that 232 civilians have been killed, including 68 children and 35 women, while 536 civilians have been wounded, including 137 children and 72 women.

The Ministry also highlighted several recent crimes committed by the Saudi regime, including an airstrike by Saudi-led coalition aircraft on the central market in Al-Hazm, Al-Jawf Governorate, which resulted in the killing of 14 civilians—including three children and two women—and the wounding of 15 others. The memoranda highlighted the Saudi-led coalition’s targeting of the Al-Bajash family in Al-Shamayatayn District of Taiz, which resulted in the martyrdom of six individuals—including four children and one woman—and left two others, including a child, wounded. Also noted were the attacks on the Faculty of Medicine in Hodeida governorate and an oil company facility in Bajil district of Hodeida.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs characterized the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure as a flagrant and blatant violation of international humanitarian law—specifically the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, and its 1977 Additional Protocol I, which concerns the protection of victims of international armed conflicts.

The Ministry condemned, in the strongest possible terms, the silence and inaction of the international community regarding these acts by the Saudi-led coalition, which constitute full-fledged war crimes.

The Ministry described this stance as a moral and legal failure that clearly exposes double standards and selectivity in addressing war crimes. It emphasized that such an approach provides a practical cover for the continuation of these atrocities, emboldening the Saudi regime to repeat and escalate them.

The Ministry reaffirmed the Republic of Yemen’s commitment to upholding international law and international humanitarian law, while continuing to pursue the legitimate rights of the Yemeni people—foremost among them being the end of the aggression and the blockade that has been imposed on Yemen for 12 years.