The Yemeni Ministry of Health announced on Friday that the death toll from the latest Israeli raids on the capital, Sanaa, has risen to nine, in addition to 174 injuries, in what it described as a non-final count.

Among the martyrs were two women and four children, while the injuries included 35 women and 59 children.

According to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent on Thursday, the Israeli occupation carried out air raids targeting residential neighborhoods and civilian facilities in the southern, eastern, and western parts of Sanaa.

Civilian areas targeted

The strikes left severe destruction in several districts of the capital, with emergency teams continuing to search for victims under the rubble.

The escalation comes as the Israeli occupation continues its aggression against Yemen, part of what observers see as an attempt to pressure the country to halt its support for the people of Gaza.

Officials in Sanaa have reiterated that Yemen’s position remains firm, stressing that operations will continue until the Israeli occupation ends its assault and lifts the blockade on the Gaza Strip.

Strikes on energy infrastructure

According to the Yemeni Ministry of Electricity, Energy, and Water, the Israeli occupation carried out a series of strikes on the Dhahban power station and the General Authority for Renewable Energy. The attacks killed Mansour Abdu Abdullah Hazam, a ministry employee, and injured four others.

In a statement carried by Saba News Agency, the Ministry condemned the “continuing Israeli targeting of civilian facilities” belonging to the electricity sector. It stressed that repeated assaults on energy infrastructure represent a flagrant violation of international law, including the UN Charter and principles of international humanitarian and human rights law.

The Ministry held the Israeli enemy “fully responsible for the deliberate targeting of infrastructure and civilian sites,” underscoring that such actions constitute war crimes.

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