SANAA, 28 January 2022, (TON): Yemeni government officials and human rights activists have condemned a Houthi missile attack in the central city of Marib that killed five civilians and wounded 23 others, some of them children.

Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Muammar Al-Eryani said a missile fired by the Iran- backed militia hit the airport neighborhood.

He called on the world to punish the Houthis for their crimes against civilians.

He said on Twitter “Houthi terrorist militia’s deliberate targeting of residential areas and civilians in Marib is a full-fledged war crime.”

He added that the “cowardly act of revenge” reflected the losses suffered by the Houthis at the hands of the “heroes of the army, resistance and Giants Brigades on various war fronts.”

The official of local news agency reported that many people were critically wounded in the attack and had been taken to two government-run hospitals in Marib.

The American Center for Justice said in a statement that condemns in the strongest terms the Houthi group’s continued targeting of civilians and residential neighborhoods in the city of Marib using balistic missiles in a systematic manner.