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Article snippet: SANA, Yemen — At least 30 civilians were killed or wounded on Wednesday, the first day in two months that airstrikes by the Yemen, a United Nations official said. Estimates of casualties made by the authorities in Sana, dominated by the Houthi rebels who are fighting the Saudis, were even higher, putting the toll at 71 dead or wounded from at least three airstrikes around the capital. For more than two years, the Saudis have been fighting the Houthi rebels, whom they believe are receiving military support from Iran, Saudi Arabia’s regional rival. Saudi officials have insisted their aircraft avoid civilian targets, but hospitals, schools and other civilian facilities have been struck by Saudi warplanes. Last October, the coalition confirmed that one of its jets had accidentally bombed a wedding party in Sana, killing 100 people. Because of the risk of civilian casualties, the Saudis have said they were refraining from airstrikes in and around the capital, but the attacks resumed on Wednesday without explanation. The last airstrikes in Sana were in June. The resumption of airstrikes in the area comes as the Houthi rebels and their allies around former president Ali Abdullah Saleh have been on the verge of turning on one another. The Houthis have accused Mr. Saleh of trying to negotiate separately with the Saudi-led coalition, which supports the ousted government of President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, now exiled to the southern part of the country. Mr. Saleh has resp... Link to the full article to read more