The Saudi warplanes targeted a bridge in al-Dalil in the Yemeni province of Ibb, claiming at least 40 martyrs and wounding dozens of civilians.

The Saudi warplanes targeted a bridge  in al-Dalil in the Yemeni province of Ibb, claiming at least 40 martyrs and wounding dozens of civilians.

The raid also inflicted heavy materialistic losses and blocked Sanaa-Taiz highway.

Dozens of Yemenis were killed or wounded in Harad governorate in the province of Hijja by the Saudi airstrikes.

The Yemeni army and public committees continued their anti-Qaeda operations across the country, including the province of Shabwa.

Saudi Arabia has been striking Yemen for 24 days now to restore power to fugitive president Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh. The Saudi-led aggression has so far killed over 2,600 Yemenis, including hundreds of women and children. The attacks have also left thousands of people injured.

Hadi stepped down in January and refused to reconsider the decision despite calls by Ansarullah revolutionaries of the Houthi movement.

Despite Riyadh's claims that it is bombing the positions of the Ansarullah fighters, Saudi warplanes are flattening residential areas and civilian infrastructures.

Five Persian Gulf States -- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait -- and Egypt that are also assisted by Israel and backed by the US declared war on Yemen in a joint statement issued on March 26.