Seven children were killed in an attack on the southern Yemeni city of Taez last week, AFP reported Monday (May 27th).
The victims -- aged between 4 and 14 -- "were killed on Friday in an attack on the Mawiyah district", UNICEF said in a statement Sunday.
Taez is under siege by the Iran-backed Houthis (Ansarallah) but controlled by pro-government forces, who are supported by the Arab coalition.
"This attack brings to 27 the number of children killed and injured in a recent escalation of violence near Sanaa and in Taez over the past 10 days," UNICEF said, warning the toll could be higher.
Yemen's four-year conflict has triggered what the UN says is the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with over 24 million people, more than two-thirds of the population, in need of aid.
Tens of thousands of people, mostly civilians, have been killed.
