When Israel does it, we are all protesting all over the world!!!
(http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/09/asia/saudi-airstrikes-yemen/)
CNN)A Saudi-led coalition rained down missiles in Yemen from Friday into Saturday, an intense attack that a U.N. official called a breach of international humanitarian law. The Saudi Press Agency reported that the latest attack against Houthi rebels in Yemen – 130 airstrikes in a 24-hour period – included the targeting of schools and hospitals.
The hospitals and schools that were hit functioned as weapons storage sites, coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri said in a statement.
Asiri told CNN later that the press agency had mistranslated his words, and denied that the coalition has struck schools or hospitals.
“Someone asked me about how they (Houthis) have weapons if we destroyed so many of their depots,” Asiri said. “I told him they are hiding them in hospitals, schools and hotels and they bring them out and use them.”
He added: “Even though we know they are hiding things there, we don’t hit them because we are worried about civilians.”
Civilians had been warned ahead of time to leave the cities of Sadaa, Maran, Albiqaa and the border area between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, Asiri said.
In addition, the coalition spokesman accused the Houthi rebels of manning checkpoints that prevented civilians from leaving, in effect using them as human shields.
That rationalization for Friday and Saturday airstrikes was rejected by Johannes Van Der Klaauw, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Yemen.
“The indiscriminate bombing of populated areas, with or without prior warning, is in contravention of international humanitarian law,” Van Der Klaauw said in a statement…