Yemeni rebels say Saudi-led airstrike on prison killed 70

22/1/2022 5:46

        Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a prison run by Yemen's Houthi rebelsFriday, killing at least 70 detainees and wounding dozens.
        
        According to a a rebel minister the strike was part of a pounding aerial offensive that hours earlier knocked the Arab world's poorest country off the internet.
        
        The intense campaign comes after the Iran-backed Houthis claimed a drone and missile attack that struck inside the United Arab Emirates' capital earlier in the week — a major escalation in the conflict in Yemen where the Saudi-led coalition, backed by the UAE, has battled the rebels since 2015.
        
        Earlier Friday, a Saudi airstrike in the port city of Hodeida hit a telecommunication center that's key to Yemen's connection to the internet.
        
        Airstrikes also hit near the capital, Sanaa, held by the Houthis since late 2014.
        
        The escalation was the most intense since the 2018 fighting for Hodeida and comes after a year of U.S. and U.N. efforts failed to bring the two sides to the negotiating table.
        
        Doctors Without Borders put the number of wounded alone at “around 200.”