Massive UN Aid Operation Set to Take Off in Yemen

The U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said Tuesday that May 4-10 was the deadliest period in Yemen since Saudi Arabia began airstrikes against Houthi rebels on March 26.  At least 182 civilians were killed during that six-day stretch, pushing the civilian death toll since the start of the air campaign to 828, with more than 1,500 wounded. The World Health Organization gives a more complete death toll of at least 1,400 people killed and nearly 6,000 wounded....

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