Yemen’s armed forces spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Sarie declared that Saudi warplanes had carried out 53 airstrikes over the past 24 hours.
In a statement, the spokesman said the strikes targeted civilian sites in Sanaa and the provinces of Taiz, Ibb, Lahj, Saada, and Amran.
He added that the airstrikes were conducted by F-15 and Typhoon aircraft that took off from Khamis Mushait and Taif air bases, causing numerous deaths and injuries, most of them women and children.
He clarified that the total number of Saudi airstrikes and missile attacks on Yemen since the escalation began had risen to 2,542.
