At least seven people, including children, were killed and 25 wounded by a Houthi missile fired at the Yemeni city of Marib on Tuesday.
"The Houthis targeted the neighbourhood of Al Mujama near the Athban mosque in the centre of the city with a Katyusha missile in the early hours of Tuesday, killing seven civilians and wounding at least 25, which means the number of victims may rise," Khalil Al Zikri, from the Yemen army's moral guidance department, told The National.
“The Al Mujama neighbourhood is always crowded because it has many stores and a public market, and the rebels meant to target the area to kill innocent people, no more.”
Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported earlier that a Houthi Katyusha missile targeted a residential neighbourhood in city centre of Marib, which falls under the control of the internationally-recognised government of President Abdrabu Mansur Hadi.
An Arab coalition, which is led by Saudi Arabia and includes the UAE, intervened in the Yemen war in 2015 to battle the Iran-backed Houthi rebels at the request of Mr Hadi’s government.
Coalition spokesman Col Turki Al Malki said on Monday that more than 85 per cent of Yemen has been recaptured from the Houthi rebels, as Yemeni forces — supported by the Arab alliance — are making progress on all battlefronts.
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He also said that the Houthi rebels were behind the explosion that damaged a Turkish vessel in Yemen's Saleef port, which is just north of the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeidah on the Red Sea.
"After investigation, there was no evidence of the ship carrying explosives but was coming from Russia carrying wheat," said Col Al Malki. He added that the ship was subject to a missile attack by the Houthis in Hodeidah.
The spokesman also said that the rebels have been blocking and seizing relief aid intended for the Yemeni people during the month of Ramadan and that they continue to use civilians as human shields on the battlefronts.
Meanwhile, the Yemeni army has cut off the supply route of the Houthis between Al Waziya and Kahboob and advanced to recapture the Al Ahyoouk area west of Taez, an army spokesman told The National.
In the northern region of the country, the army on Monday seized the strategic mountain of Al Kahera in Al Jawf province, reported the military-run 26 September news site.
According to the UN, at least 10,000 people have died in the three-year-old war, and three out of four Yemenis — 22 million civilians — need relief aid.
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13: The 25-year-old player was not a complete stranger to the Premier League when he arrived at Liverpool this summer. However, during his previous stint at Chelsea, he made just 13 Premier League appearances, seven of which were off the bench, and scored only twice.
57: It was in the 57th minute of his Liverpool bow when Salah opened his account for the Reds in the 3-3 draw with Watford back in August. The Egyptian prodded the ball over the line from close range after latching onto Roberto Firmino's attempted lob.
7: Salah's best scoring streak of the season occurred between an FA Cup tie against West Brom on January 27 and a Premier League win over Newcastle on March 3. He scored for seven games running in all competitions and struck twice against Tottenham.
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40: Salah joined Roger Hunt and Ian Rush as the only players in Liverpool's history to have scored 40 times in a single season when he headed home against Bournemouth at Anfield earlier this month.
30: The goal against Bournemouth ensured the Egyptian achieved another milestone in becoming the first African player to score 30 times across one Premier League campaign.
8: As well as his fine form in England, Salah has also scored eight times in the tournament phase of this season's Champions League. Only Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, with 15 to his credit, has found the net more often in the group stages and knockout rounds of Europe's premier club competition.
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