Missile from Yemen intercepted by Israel, sirens widely triggered

A missile launched from Yemen was intercepted,

the military said in a statement

Mohammed and his companions had done nothing wrong,

said Hassan Omar Baghwi, his brother

The strikes have already triggered a fuel crisis, which will drive up the cost of basic goods and services in a country where most of the population are struggling to afford food,

said Nadwa al-Dawsari, an analyst focused on Yemen at the Middle East Institute in Washington

In the past, we could buy meat and chicken, even celebrate Eid with meat and new clothes,

he said, referring the Islamic festival celebrated at the end of Ramadan

Tom FletcheruN aid chief

Half of Yemen’s children — or 2.3 million — are malnourished, 600,000 of them severely so,

said Tom Fletcher, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief

Even if their operations slow temporarily, they’ll regroup, rebuild and return stronger,

she added

Our family sold valuable belongings and borrowed additional money to cover my brother’s trip through Aden Airport to Cairo for a cornea transplant,

he said