Houthi landmines kill and injure four children in western Yemen

Houthi militia-planted landmines claimed the lives of two children and injured two others in separate incidents in Hodeidah Governorate (western Yemen) in the past few hours.

The Yemen Mine Action Center stated that 12-year-old Mohammed Ameen Mujahasi was killed on Wednesday as a result of the explosion of a Houthi landmine while he was herding sheep in the Dhuma area of the district, south of Hodeidah.

Earlier, a local source confirmed the death of a 10-year-old child on Tuesday due to the explosion of a disguised landmine planted by the Houthi terrorist militia in Jabaliyah area, south of the Tuhayta district, south of Hodeidah.

In another incident in the same district, a 9-year-old child was injured, with shrapnel scattered throughout his body and his left arm amputated, due to the explosion of a landmine planted by the Houthis in south of Tuhayta district, according to the source.

In Durayhimi district, a 12-year-old child was also injured and his hand was amputated due to the explosion of a disguised landmine planted by the Houthis in the village of Al Maribiyah, north of Shajan area, which also resulted in the death of some of his sheep, according to a human rights source.

In less than a week, seven civilians, mostly children, have been killed by Houthi landmine explosions in Hodeidah Governorate, one of the largest Yemeni provinces affected by Houthi mines and explosives that have led to the death and injury of hundreds of civilians in recent years.