SANAA, 30 October 2021, (TON): Military and medical sources said “a child was among 13 people killed when a missile fired by Yemeni rebels struck a tribal leader’s home south of the strategic city of Marib.”

A government military official said “a Houthi ballistic missile hit the house of Sheikh Abdul Latif Al-Qibli in Al-Jawba on Thursday evening during a meeting with tribal leaders fighting on the government’s side.”

He added “thirteen people, including a child, were killed.”

The death toll was confirmed by a medical source in the area.

The military official said “as well as the child, missile strike also killed four tribal leaders.”

At least 11 houses were damaged and 16 civilians were wounded in the attack, according to the officials.

Yemen’s Information Minister Moammar Al-Eryani said on Twitter that at least 12 people were killed, including two sons of Al-Qibli, whose fate was unknown.

The Houthi “militia continues to systematically and deliberately bombard villages and homes, in order to inflict max casualties among civilians” forcing hundreds of families and displaced to flee, he wrote.