Rights groups condemn Houthi shelling of Taiz hospital

DUBAI: Rights groups have condemned the Houthi shelling of the Hope Hospital for Tumors Treatment in Yemen’s central Taiz on Saturday, which injured to health workers and partially damaged the health facility.

In separate statements, the Human Rights Information and Training Center (HRITC), the Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms (YNRF) described as “a war crime” and “systematic crimes” the Iran-backed militia’s heavy shelling of the hospital which was located in a heavily civilian populated area.