115 civil society organizations in Yemen condemned in the strongest terms the horrific crimes committed by the terrorist Houthi militias affiliated with Iran since Thursday, January 9, 2025, against civilians and civilian objects in the village of Al-Hanaka, Al Masoud tribe in Qayfa Rada’ in Al-Bayda Governorate.

A joint statement by the organizations said that what the Houthi criminal militias have been carrying out for three days of brutal bombing and siege of the Hanakah area in the city of Radaa has claimed the lives of 13 civilians, including one dead and one wounded, including women and children among the dead, indicating that the militias have prevented ambulance care. The injured, in addition to the destruction and burning of a number of civilian objects and places of worship, and the displacement of hundreds of families, days after the brutal siege was imposed on the people of the village of Al-Hanaka before The Houthi militias send large military reinforcements and arrest a number of people in the region amid fabricated accusations by the Houthi militias.

The statement stated that the Houthi militias cut off water, food, and medicines from the residents of the village in conjunction with the continued bombing by drones, which led to a catastrophic deterioration of the humanitarian conditions, especially among children, women, and the elderly, and increased the suffering of its residents, threatening more Loss of life and property.

The statement added that these crimes, which include premeditated killing, siege, forced displacement, and targeting of civilian objects and places of worship, come in the context of a military escalation by the Houthis on various fronts in conjunction with the deterioration of the humanitarian conditions, pointing out that these crimes are a flagrant violation of the agreements. Geneva, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, international humanitarian law, and international human rights law amount to war crimes and reflect the criminal nature of the Houthi militias, which do not hesitate to target innocent civilians without It discriminates and implements a violent sectarian agenda with the aim of spreading terror and fear among the civilian population and promoting its bloody approach.

Civil society organizations in Yemen called on the Houthi militia to immediately lift the siege and stop military attacks targeting civilians in the region, calling on the international community and the United Nations to take urgent action to stop these violations, put pressure on the Houthi militia to lift the siege immediately, and provide Safe corridors for humanitarian aid.

The organizations affirmed, “The grave violations committed by the Houthi militia against civilians always confirm that the Houthi militia does not care about any peace process and does not adhere to any agreements, and that it continues to commit murders and abuse of civilians,” demanding that the High Commissioner for Human Rights and all International mechanisms condemn these violations and crimes, work to prosecute their perpetrators and those responsible, and ensure the provision of protection for the civilian population in areas under its control. Militia.