European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib called for continuing to provide humanitarian aid to Lebanon on Saturday, highlighting the need for increased access in regions where aid is most needed.
Lahbib, who made a visit to Lebanon from Friday to Saturday, said while aid is ready, it often has problem reaching those that require assistance the most.
She pointed out that in areas south of the Litani River, humanitarian aid entry remains strictly restricted and obstructed due to ongoing Israeli military activity and the destruction of key infrastructure, including bridges over the river.
She added that in areas north of the Litani River, while restrictions on humanitarian aid have eased, they remain insufficient.
EU crisis management chief urges ensuring humanitarian aid access in Lebanon
EU crisis management chief urges ensuring humanitarian aid access in Lebanon
EU crisis management chief urges ensuring humanitarian aid access in Lebanon
At least 33 people were killed and more than 39 wounded in airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition near Yemen's capital Sanaa, according to a Sunday social media post by Anees al-Asbahi, spokesman for the Houthi-run health authorities.
Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported Saturday that Saudi airstrikes hit Al-Shariya Village east of Sanaa, destroying several residential buildings and causing dozens of casualties.
The report also said that Saudi warplanes subsequently launched several more airstrikes, targeting rescue workers and bombing the roads leading to the village.
The Saudi side has not yet responded to these allegations.
Search and rescue operations began shortly after the strikes, though progress remained slow.
"Many victims are still trapped under the rubble, mainly because warplanes keep circling overhead. We cannot confirm an exact casualty toll; we estimate there may be more than 60. Thirteen children and four women were inside this building. Only a few have been pulled out, and over 10 of them remain buried inside," rescuer Zakaria Al-Gharbi told a China Media Group reporter on Saturday.
By the time of the interview, the village had already come under four rounds of airstrikes totaling nine attacks. Some rescuers and civil defense personnel were also targeted.
More than an hour had passed since the last strike, yet warplanes could still be heard overhead, forcing search-and-rescue and clearance work to be temporarily halted.
On Saturday evening, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement on social media platform X that Saudi forces had carried out 105 airstrikes and missile attacks on Sanaa and seven other Yemeni provinces over the past 24 hours, claiming dozens of casualties, mostly women and children.
According to the spokesman, the latest airstrikes have brought the total number of Saudi air operations since the escalation began to 4,369.
Saudi airstrikes kill at least 33 in Yemeni village
