Video: civilian seriously injured in Houthi shelling on populated areas south Hodeida

Republican Yemen

One civilian was critically wounded on Friday due to Houthi shelling on residential areas in Al Tuhayta district, south of the port city of Hodeidah.

Abdo Hasan Ali was in his home in Al Baqa’a village when he was wounded by shrapnel of a mortar shell launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia, the victim’s father said.

According to a medical source in Al Khawkha Hospital, the victim has undergone an urgent operation to remove pieces of shrapnel that went through his abdomen and is still in critical condition.

Earlier this week, several people fell victim to Houthi snipers and shelling south the key port city of Hodeidah.