Two children were killed and two other were injured on Saturday by a projectile fired by Houthi militia at residential neighborhood east of the city of Marib.

The press secretary of Marib governor Ali al-Ghulaisi told Saba news agency that " a Katyusha rocket launched by Hourthis stationed western Marib province landed in the yard of a house in the neighborhood of al-Zara’a eastern Marib city, killing 2-year-old Mariam Al-Khadari and 8-year-old Fathia Al-Raimi and injuring 11-year-old Salwa Al-Khadari and Awali Al-Raimi while they were playing together.

The secretary pointed out that Houthis bomb frequently residential areas of Marib with projectiles, resulting in civilian deaths and injuries ,including children and women.