Houthi Attacks in Taiz Result in 18 Civilian Casualties

The Taiz Rights Center (THRC) has reported that Houthi militia attacks in Taiz have resulted in the deaths of two civilians, including a seven-year-old girl, and left 16 others injured, among them nine children and five women, during a two-day period on October 21 and 22.

According to the organization’s field monitoring team, the casualties were caused by artillery shelling, missile strikes, and targeted sniper fire directed at residential areas. The center emphasized that these figures highlight a persistent pattern of violence that continues to endanger vulnerable populations, including the elderly, women, and children.

Documented fatalities include Amer Abdullah Saeed, who was shot by a Houthi sniper while outside his home in the village of Kahlan, and seven-year-old Maya Maher Mahmoud Hazzah, who was killed when her family home in the same village was struck by shelling. On Wednesday alone, 11 civilians were wounded across various districts, including Al-Mudhaffar and Al-Masrakh, suffering from shrapnel wounds and gunshot injuries.

The violence continued into Thursday, with five additional civilians—including three children and a woman—targeted in the Old Airport, Mashra’a wa Hadnan, and Inbian areas. Among the injured were two children, Ramez and Saher Ghallab, and an 84-year-old man, Ahmed Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Rimi, all of whom sustained shrapnel wounds. Additionally, a woman and a child were wounded by sniper fire in separate incidents.

The Taiz Rights Center stated that the systematic shelling of residential neighborhoods and the use of snipers against non-combatants constitute severe violations of international humanitarian law. The organization called upon the United Nations and the international community to take immediate action to halt these hostilities, ensure the protection of civilians, and hold perpetrators accountable for these crimes.