Yemen’s mounting humanitarian crisis

November 8, 2017 - Saudi Arabia has intensified its blockade of Yemen, closing down all traffic to Yemen’s air and seaports and shutting land crossings, stopping all United Nations delivery of humanitarian aid.

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Aid agencies have reacted with dismay and anger to the Saudi closures. Riyadh justified the move saying Houthi rebels, who fired a ballistic missile towards the Saudi capital on Saturday, were being supplied with weapons by Iran and had accused Tehran of “direct military aggression.”

Iran denies arming the rebels, who have fought the Saudi-led coalition since 2015.

The UN and the Red Cross said a “catastrophic” situation threatened millions who rely on life-saving aid. The Red Cross said its shipment of chlorine tablets, vital to combating a cholera epidemic which has affected more than 900,000 people, had been blocked. The UN says seven million Yemenis are on the brink of famine.