Seven people were killed and four others were injured by shells the Houthi rebel militia fired on neighborhoods in the town of Hays south of the city of Hodeidah.

Medics told Saba that three morter shells the Houthis fired from Jabal Ras mount hit three houses in Hays killing seven civilians including four children and two womenand injuring four other persons.

In return the people of Hays took to the streets today to demand the army to crack down on the remaining Houthi militants in Jabal Ras and Almajesha from where the militants shell the town.