Today, a campaign of Twitter launches to reveal the ugliness of Saudi crimes, a year on the massacre of the Grand Hall in Sana’a

Ebb News 18 Muharram 1439 H corresponding to 8/10/2017 The first anniversary of the massacre of the “Grand Hall” in Sana’a coincides with the UN decision to include the Arab-Saudi alliance that bombed the wedding hall on that day on the black list of parties committing violations against children in Yemen , Which provoked Saudi anger preceded by pressure did not lead to the lifting of the name of the coalition, similar to what happened in the report last year 2016.

The October 8, 2016, was the deadliest in more than two and a half years of the devastating war in Yemen. It is also considered the largest massacre of Saudi Arabian coalition forces in Yemen, and among dozens of incidents and massacres targeting civilian communities in many Governorates.

On October 8, 2016, the Grand Hall was the address of a gathering of thousands of Yemenis, including leaders, officials, tribal elders, civilians and military, who came to offer condolences over the death of the Interior Minister appointed by the Houthis in Sana’a, Jalal al-Ruwaishan. By the coalition, and while the “Grand Hall” was packed with hundreds to thousands of mourners, the audience was surprised with residents of the nearby areas, the fall of a missile launched by a fighter fighter of the Saudi Arabian alliance, within the twenty-three minutes, and after about seven minutes came the rocket Targeting paramedics, wounded and stranded among the rubble, leaving a bloody scene of dead, wounded, wounded and fire.

The crime has provoked Yemeni outrage and reluctance to include supporters from various parties, including some supporters of legitimacy

On October 15, less than a week after the bombing, the Coalition approved the bombing of the “Grand Hall”. The Joint Accident Assessment Team issued a statement accusing a Yemeni army loyalist of providing “false information” Alliance leadership. “After the Panel was informed of all documents, including procedures and rules of engagement, and the assessment of evidence, including the testimony of those involved and involved in the incident, the Panel found that a body of the Chief of the Yemeni General Staff provided information to the Air Operations Guidance Center The Republic of Yemen later turned out to be false about the presence of armed Houthi leaders in a specific location in the city of Sana’a.

The bombing of the Grand Hall killed 132 people, including six missing, and about 783 wounded, mostly civilians. Major General Abdul Qader Ali Hilal, Commander of the Reserve Forces, Maj. Gen. Ali bin Ali Al-Jaafy, Chairman of the “Truce Commission”, in charge of the Houthis and their allies, Major General Ahmad Naji Mana, member of the Committee Ali Al-Zafif, and many other leaders and officials. Others.

On this occasion, a campaign of Twitter on social networking sites will be launched on the anniversary of the massacre in Sana’a. The organizers of the campaign called on everyone to participate so as not to lose the blood of more than 700 martyrs and wounded and criminals go unpunished.

They also stressed the importance of the Twitter campaign to expose the ugliness of Saudi war crimes against Yemen and Yemenis.

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