Intense Fighting Reported in Yemen's Aden
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen have continued for the 15th day, with intense fighting occurring in the southern city of Aden, where rockets have reportedly landed on houses.
The World Health Organization said at least 643 people have died and more than 2,200 have been injured in the attacks on Yemeni soil by Saudi Arabia and its allies since March 19.
Tens of thousands of families have also been displaced and WHO has warned that the situation in the Arabian Peninsula nation is critical.
The fighting in Aden pits Houthi forces and their allies against local armed groups loyal to fugitive President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
Against this backdrop of escalating tensions, the first medical supplies have started arriving in Aden, according to Al Jazeera.
The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders said they have made it to some of the city's hospitals.
It said a boat carrying 2.5 tons of medicine had docked in Aden, the first shipment the group has delivered to the city since the fighting there escalated.
For its part, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that a surgical team also arrived by boat on Wednesday in Aden.
"It's nearly catastrophic," Marie Claire Feghali, ICRC's spokesperson in Yemen, told Reuters news agency.
"Shops are closed, so people cannot get food, they cannot get water. There are still dead bodies in the street. Hospitals are extremely exhausted."
