LONDON: A recent Medecin Sans Frontiere (MSF) statement revealed information contradictory to its previous statement that was circulated in the media on Sunday.
The MSF said that Arab coalition warplanes targeted a school, whereas a letter sent by MSF head of mission in Yemen Hassan Boucenine revealed that the site targeted was not an educational institute but a Qur'anic center.
Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Ahmed Assiri said that the Yemeni government confirmed there is no school in that location.
The MSF refused to respond to the coalition’s statement or send images of the children.
Boucenine said by the telephone that everything is possible and that the MSF received the children for treatment and couldn’t respond to what kind of rockets they were or the type of location in question.
He added that the MSF doesn’t know what Qur'anic is and it didn’t know what happened Saturday at the location. All that they can confirm is that the hospital received a number of children.
Contradiction is evident between the MSF statement and its coordinator’s statement.
Assiri denied the allegations that the coalition bombed a school saying that the coalition denies targeting a school and the coalition bombed a training camp in Saada in northern Yemen.
Assiri confirmed that they contacted the Yemeni government which confirmed there is no school in that area.
“The site that was bombed…is a major training camp for militia,” Assiri said. “Why would children be at a training camp?”
He accused Houthis of using children as recruits, adding that when a plane bombs a site, it can’t differentiate between small and old.
The coalition spokesperson criticized the organization saying: “We hope the MSF will take measures to stop the recruitment of children to fight in wars instead of crying over them in the media.”
MSF contradicts itself about Saada children
MSF contradicts itself about Saada children
Saudi Arabia stops ballistic missiles aimed at Prince Sultan Air Base
- Saudi Arabia’s cabinet on Tuesday strongly condemned Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia shot down seven ballistic missiles, the defense ministry said early Wednesday.
Six of the missiles were aimed at Prince Sultan Air Base, and the other was intercepted while heading to the Eastern Province.
Seven drones were knocked down heading to the Shaybah oil field in the Empty Quarter.
Thirteen drones were also shot down in Al-Kharj, Hafar Al-Batin, and other parts of the Eastern Province, the ministry said.
The war, launched by the US and Israel on Iran, has escalated, impacting regional stability and sparking a global energy crisis.
Saudi Arabia’s cabinet on Tuesday strongly condemned Iranian attacks targeting the Kingdom, Gulf states and other countries in the region, saying they threaten regional security and violate international law.
The cabinet session, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman via videoconference, reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s right to take all necessary measures to protect its security, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Brent crude hit a historic $120 a barrel on Monday before settling back down to $90 a barrel on Tuesday.
Amin Nasser, CEO of Aramco, the world’s top oil exporter, told reporters: “There would be catastrophic consequences for the world’s oil markets and the longer the disruption goes on ... the more drastic the consequences for the global economy.”
The White House said that gas prices will plummet once US objectives in the war are reached.
The conflict could stretch on for months despite US President Donald Trump saying that it could be drawing to a close. But Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has said it will end when they decide.
