What happened

Houthi and Saleh-aligned forces blew up Mohsin al-Hamati’s house in al-Daleel, al-Makhadir, on 7 May 2015 after demanding his surrender and failing to find him there.

His nephew told Amnesty International that the family had left before the demolition. Armed men returned with vehicles and a tank, placed gas cylinders inside and detonated the house remotely. Amnesty documented the case as destruction of opponents’ homes amounting to collective punishment.