A/HRC/42/CRP.1 comprising many civilian houses. The choice to use such an imprecise weapon in a residential location shows a failure to take into account the civilian lives and property in the area, the presence of which the Houthi fighters were undoubtedly aware when launching the attack. 19 July 2018 - Wadi al-Qawm Village, al-Mashakhana village, al-Durayhimi district 531. On 19 July 2018, there was intense fighting taking place in al-Mashakhana village, a frontline area at the time that had changed hands many times. Each party to the conflict had around one kilometre under its control at the time of the incident. On that day, between 08:30 and 9:00 hrs, the women, the elderly and family members stayed in the houses while the men were on the outskirts of the town, working in the fields. The men were two kilometres outside the village centre harvesting dates. As the fighting intensified, the people who had remained in the village gathered to leave. Many people left their houses without carrying anything. Individuals spread out, moving to various locations. Some of them, while they were trying to leave, were hit by shelling. In total, at least four men were killed and nine individuals were injured, including three women. The shelling took place in an area controlled by the Government of Yemen. Based upon the information available, the Group of Experts concluded that the shells that struck the civilians in this case came from the Houthis. The victims were in an open space, and were mainly elderly persons with limited mobility. The dead persons were left behind and the injured were helped to move away from the area, including by members of the armed groups affiliated with the Yemeni armed forces who were in the west of the village, after the survivors went to them and requested cars to transfer the injured. The injured were taken to al-Khawkhah and then to Aden for treatment. Some people stayed in hospital for months. 532. Based on the evidence available, the Group of Experts has reasonable grounds to believe that the shells that impacted civilians in this incident were fired by Houthi fighters. The area where the shells landed was an open one, without buildings or houses in the vicinity. The shelling appears to have taken place in the context of heavy fighting between the two forces, which were firing at each other from opposite sides of the village. This was just one of many shells that landed on the village on that day. The choice of weapons used, considering the location of the fighting, showed a failure to take into account the lives of civilians, whose safe escape from the area of fighting should have been assisted rather than disregarded. (Details of location and date withheld for protection reasons) 533. At around 02:30 hrs, three mortar shells fell on a private house. The three shells fell in the garden and backyard of the house. One piece of shrapnel from the mortars penetrated the house’s walls, injuring a woman and her two-year-old daughter. The girl was taken to the nearest hospital, but she died later. The house is located among other houses in a small village. The village was under the control of groups affiliated with the Yemeni armed forces, which had taken over a school, located about 300 meters away from the incident. According to witnesses’ statements, Houthis’ firing positions were located on the side from which the shelling came. The Group of Experts has reasonable grounds to believe that the Houthis launched the attack. 534. There was no active fighting when the attack happened. It is probable that the target was the Yemeni armed forces and affiliated groups’ military locations located 300 meters from the house. However, it would have been clear to the Houthis that the use of imprecise weapons such as mortars in this residential area would likely result in harm to civilians. The decision to use such an imprecise weapon in a civilian-populated location shows a failure to take into account the civilian lives and property in the area. The attack also raises concerns over the decision of the pro-government forces to occupy a school, located near civilian houses, as a base for its operations. (Details of date and location withheld for protection reasons) 535. At around 09:00 hrs one morning, mortars landed on a water distribution point that was part of a charity project providing water to a village. It consisted of a 2,000 litre water 130