News - Yemen: Several populated villages in Shada District, Sa'adah governorate, came under artillery shelling on Sunday, in an attack attributed to Saudi forces, amid what local sources repeated and near-daily targeting of Yemen’s border areas.

A local correspondent reported that the shelling struck multiple residential locations across the district, triggering fear and panic among residents, particularly women and children, in the absence of any apparent military justification for the attacks.

According to the correspondent, the artillery fire forms part of a series of ongoing violations and assaults carried out by Saudi forces against border districts in Sa'adah, representing an escalation that, he said, reflects a disregard for international calls to halt the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Shada District, like other border districts in Sa'adah, has been subjected to frequent artillery and missile attacks over recent years, resulting in civilian casualties and extensive damage to public and private property.