Dahyan airstrike

According to Save the Children, at the time of the attack the children were on a bus heading back to school from a picnic when the driver stopped to get refreshment at the market in Dahyan. A total of 40 children were killed in the strike. According to a resident of Dahyan, the warplanes had been loitering over the area for more than an hour before they attacked. Another witness said, "Our shops were open and shoppers were walking around as usual. All those who died were residents, children and shop owners." According to Yahya Hussein, a teacher who was traveling separately from the bus, "The scene can't be described—there was body parts and blood everywhere." The bomb that killed the children was a 227 kg (500 lb) laser-guided Mk 82 bomb. According to CNN, It had been supplied to Saudi Arabia by the United States in the 2017 United States–Saudi Arabia arms deal under U.S. President Donald Trump. The same week, The Guardian reported that "Based on marking on a fin segment of the bomb, Bellingcat traced the bomb to a shipment of a thousand of such bombs to Saudi Arabia, approved by the state department in 2015, during the Obama administration". == Media coverage ==

The attack came to light after videos were posted on Twitter depicting the remains of the bus and the children. == Reactions ==

Domestic The official Saudi Arabian press agency called the strike a "legitimate military action" which targeted those who were responsible for a rebel missile attack on the Saudi Arabian city of Jizan on Wednesday. They also claimed that the airstrikes "conformed to international and humanitarian laws" International United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the attack and called for an independent and prompt investigation, Also, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council Jan Egeland described the incident as a despicable attack, that was clearly a violation of the rules of war. Furthermore, aid agencies have called for a comprehensive investigation into the attack, including other attacks on civilians in the past. The United States Department of State called for Saudi Arabia to conduct an investigation into the strike. The United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office expressed "deep concern", called for a transparent investigation, and called upon all parties to prevent civilian casualties and to co-operate with the UN to reach a lasting political solution in Yemen. UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt defended the Saudi–British alliance as important in fighting Islamist extremists. Non-governmental organisations The head of the Yemeni delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross tweeted, "@ICRC_Yemen-supported hospital has received dozens of dead and wounded. Under international humanitarian law, civilians must be protected during conflict." == See also ==