At least 180 children have been killed and hundreds more injured in Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen, amid shortage of medical supplies in the Arab country, media reports said.

8 April 2015 - 13:19
180 Children Killed in Saudi-Led War on Yemen

The incessant attacks on Yemeni soil by Saudi Arabia and its allies have led to the death of a large number of civilians, including 180 children, Al Mayadeen TV channel reported on Wednesday.

The Riyadh-led coalition's onslaughts on Yemen are underway as the country's hospitals are facing a desperate shortage of medical supplies, according to the report.

The Lebanese-based TV channel also said that Saudi fighter jets on Wednesday pounded targets in the northwestern Yemeni province of Al Mahwit.

In the meantime, the Red Cross has warned of a "catastrophic" situation as shelling in Yemen intensified.

Saudi Arabia's military aggression against Yemen started on March 26 without a UN mandate in a bid to restore power to fugitive former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.

The death toll in Yemen has been climbing since the aggression began, rising to at least 560 people dead and 1,768 wounded – most of them civilians – the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. Around 100,000 people are also said to have fled their homes. 

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