Saudi jets attack Yemeni provinces with cluster bombs

‘Saudi warplanes have reportedly used internationally banned cluster bombs in its fresh air raids on two Yemeni provinces, as UN-backed talks are underway in the Swiss city of Geneva to find a solution to the crisis in the war-torn state.

On Monday, Saudi fighter jets used cluster munitions to bombard the Yemeni city of Haradh in the northwestern province of Hajjah as well as parts of northern province of Sada’a, leaving at least five civilians dead and tens of others wounded.

Saudi warplanes also targeted parts of Ta’izz and Hadida provinces, killing over a dozen civilians and injuring several others. Reports say four women and a child were among the victims.’

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