Yemen – Despite the truce, sixty-year-old woman targeted by Houthi sniper in Taiz

Location: Taiz, Yemen

Language: Arabic

Duration: 00:01:57

Source: A24

Restriction: A24 clients

Dateline: 10/5/2022

Storyline:

Houthi group sniper targeted a sixty-year-old woman in the al-Waash mountain, northwest of Taiz. According to local sources, the woman was grazing sheep in the Al-Barara neighborhood when she was injured and admitted to the hospital. Despite the UN ceasefire truce, that was implemented last month, Houthis continue targeting and bombing civil areas and violating the agreement.  Meanwhile, the international community urged Yemeni parties to uphold the truce and adhere to the agreement to ease people’s suffering.

Shot list:

– Soundbite (Zafran Hizam – victim of a Houthi sniper):

“I was targeted by a Houthi sniper while I was grazing sheep in the mountain. I could not find anyone to help me there, so I tried to walk to save myself.”