Yemen: 1,000 days of war

Yemenis in Sana'a wait for gas supplies amid shortages after the Saudi-led coalition closed Yemen's borders

A Yemeni carries an empty gas cylinder amid increasing gas shortages a day after the Saudi-led coalition decided to close off Yemen's borders Source: EPA

'The world's worst humanitarian crisis' according to English Secretary of State for International Development, Penny Mordaunt.

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Published 20 December 2017 12:10pm

By Francesca Valdinoci

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'The world's worst humanitarian crisis' according to English Secretary of State for International Development, Penny Mordaunt.

It is 1000 days since the beginning of a war that is wrenching the country, but lately Yemen suffered an escalation of violence: 136 civilians were killed and about 87 injured as a result of airstrikes in Yemen by Saudi Arabia coalition. A few hours ago, the Saudi government confirmed the interception of a ballistic missile, fired by the Houthi rebels. Michele Giorgio, correspondent for Italian newspaper Il Manifesto for the Middle East, has more.