A/HRC/36/33 — succumbed to their injuries the following day. At the time, the Qa’atabah city was controlled by pro-Government forces and, according to local authorities, the shelling was launched from an area controlled by Houthi/Saleh forces. 8. On 24 February 2017, in Al-Mujama’a area, Marib city, Marib Governorate, mortar shelling struck a restaurant, killing three civilians, including 1 child, and injuring 12 civilians, including 1 child. According to witnesses, the shelling came from the Heylan mountain, which was controlled at the time by Houthi/Saleh forces. Airstrikes 9. On 7 August 2016, in Al-Madeed village, Nihm district, Sana’a Governorate, two airstrikes hit residential and commercial buildings, killing 16 civilians, including 7 children, and injuring 24 civilians, including 13 children and 1 woman. Moreover, four houses were damaged and a pharmacy was destroyed. At around 7 p.m., the first airstrike hit two large houses belonging to two brothers; 29 members of the same extended family were among the casualties, while the remaining casualties were civilians in the vicinity. Two hours later, the second airstrike hit a shop that sold cooking gas canisters, which caused a massive explosion that burned down the pharmacy. 10. On 9 August 2016, in Al Sofan area, Ath’thaorah district, Sana’a Governorate, an airstrike destroyed a food factory, killing 10 factory workers — all civilians — including 3 women, and injuring 13 others. The bodies were so charred that the victims’ families had difficulty identifying them. Some survivors were stuck under rubble for hours before rescuers could pull them out. OHCHR had previously verified an airstrike against the same factory in January 2016. The factory stood adjacent to a military camp. In its response to allegations of the attack, JIAT reported that coalition forces had hit military objectives 7 to 10 kilometres away from the factory; it denied hitting the factory itself.2 11. On 10 September 2016, on the eve of Eid al-Adha, in Bait Sadan village, Arhab district, Sana’a Governorate, at least 10 airstrikes targeted the village, killing at least 31 civilians, including 2 children, and injuring 42 civilians, including 4 children. According to local witnesses, the first strike hit an artesian well-drilling machine around 2 a.m., killing five workers and injuring six others. Airstrikes then continued for the next 10 hours. Many of those killed and injured were participating in the rescue efforts from nearby villages. In addition to the civilian casualties, three buildings used for storing crops, as well as civilian cars and motorbikes were damaged. 12. On 20 September 2016, in Al-Mensaf area, Al-Matammah district, Al-Jawf Governorate, an airstrike hit a civilian vehicle, killing 15 civilians — 3 women and 12 children — and injuring 3 other children. The victims’ bodies were charred and torn into shreds except for the three injured children who had gotten out of the vehicle a few minutes before the attack. Local residents told OHCHR that the vehicle belonged to a farmer and the victims were on their way to work at the farm. 13. On 17 May 2017, in Shawba area, Al-Wazi’iyah district, Taizz Governorate, an airstrike hit a pickup truck serving as a taxi, killing 16 civilians, including 2 women and 4 children, and injuring 10 other civilians. According to witnesses, the vehicle was coming from the market at the time of the airstrike. 14. On 17 June 2017, at Al-Mashnaq market, Shad’aa district, Sa’ada Governorate, an airstrike hit a house, killing at least 23 civilians, including 8 children, and injuring another civilian. Reportedly, the house, which was located a few metres from the Yemen-Saudi Arabia border, was used by qat smugglers. According to local residents, those who survived the airstrike tried to flee the house, but came under machine gun fire from helicopters flying over the area about 10 minutes after the airstrike. Rescuers from neighbouring villages were unable to reach the market for one hour owing to continuing insecurity in the area. 2 See www.spa.gov.sa/viewstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1567371. 19