Houthi shelling in Yemen kills a woman and her son

A woman and her son were killed on Friday by Houthi shelling targeted populated areas in Tur Al-Baha district, north of Lahj, southern Yemen.

Local sources reported that artillery shelling targeted a number of citizens' homes in the Al-Hajma area, located on the administrative borders of the Haifan and Tur Al-Baha districts.

A mortar shell fell on the house of Mukhtar Abdo Mohammed Al-Ruba, killing his wife, Aida Hamid Abdo, and his son Omar in his twenties.

The shelling caused damage to many citizens' homes.