Foreign Ministry addresses international community over targeting of Al-Waziyah Market
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates reaffirmed Yemen’s commitment to international law and international humanitarian law, stressing its right to respond , defend the Yemeni people, as guaranteed by international conventions and laws.
The ministry made the statement in letters addressed 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, members of the Security Council and Human Rights Council, all UN member states, the European Union and the African Union, regarding the targeting of Al-Waziyah market.
The letters stated that the Saudi regime continues to commit crimes against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Yemen, including three airstrikes carried out by Saudi aircraft on Al-Hadara popular market in Al-Waziyah district on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, killing 30 people and injuring eight others, according to a preliminary toll.
They added that Saudi enemy has carried out more than 4,264 airstrikes and missile attacks since escalating its military operations on July 13, 2026, with the targeting of Sana’a International Airport. The total number of casualties from the Saudi escalation between July 13 and Nov. 6 reached 981, including killed and wounded, mostly women and children.
The ministry called on the international community to fulfil its moral and legal responsibilities and condemn these crimes, warning that silence would give the Saudi regime a green light to continue its violations and disregard international humanitarian law.
It also recalled Article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, under which High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and ensure respect for the conventions in all circumstances, including taking feasible measures to ensure that other parties comply.
The ministry further called for the formation of an independent international commission to investigate all crimes committed by the Saudi regime in Yemen over the past 12 years.