Meanwhile, civilians are dying in Yemen

And the US is supporting Saudi Arabia's continued assault on them.

MSF = Médecins Sans Frontières.  Doctors Without Borders.

A state of emergency has been declared in Yemen's opposition-held capital, Sanaa, according to the local Saba news agency, after a cholera outbreak killed scores of people over the past two weeks.

The health ministry of the Houthi government announced the measure late on Sunday, saying that "the number of casualties surpassed the normal rates, exceeding the capacity of the health system, which has become unable to contain this unprecedented health and environmental disaster".

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More than 11,000 suspected cases of the waterborne disease were reported in the same period in 14 governorates across Yemen, according to Dominik Stillhart, ICRC's director of operations.

The latest figure is a marked increase from the 2,300 cases in 10 governorates announced last week.

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This is the second outbreak of cholera in less than a year in war-torn Yemen, the Arab world's poorest country in the grip of a war between government forces, which are backed by an Arab coalition, and Houthi fighters.

More than 10,000 people have been killed and millions displaced in more than two years of war, which has also destroyed much of the country's infrastructure.

Only a few medical facilities are still functioning and two-thirds of the population are without access to safe drinking water, the UN has said.

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In December, UNICEF said at least one child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen because of malnutrition, diarrhoea and respiratory-tract infections.In December, UNICEF said at least one child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen because of malnutrition, diarrhoea and respiratory-tract infections.In December, UNICEF said at least one child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen because of malnutrition, diarrhoea and respiratory-tract infections.In December, UNICEF said at least one child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen because of malnutrition, diarrhoea and respiratory-tract infections.In December, UNICEF said at least one child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen because of malnutrition, diarrhoea and respiratory-tract infections.

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About 17 million of Yemen's 26 million people lack sufficient food and at least three million malnourished children are in "grave peril", the UN has also said.

  alJazeera

And one US Congressman - Ro Khanna, D-California - wants to stop all sales of arms to Saudi Arabia.

Earlier this year, Khanna introduced a resolution that condemned the war and would have used a provision of the War Powers Act to halt U.S. support for Saudi Arabia.

Khanna’s resolution was fervently opposed by House leadership – both Republicans and Democrats. Even though the resolution would cause legal complications for the Trump administration, one of the key figures pushing back against the resolution was Democratic whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md.

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“We had a huge breakthrough in the House, where the military briefed the leadership staff. And, for the first time, the leadership staff on both parties is acknowledging in a compromise resolution that the United States is involved in refueling Saudi planes and in providing assistance in targeting,” [Khanna told investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill.]

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Saudi Arabia began bombing Yemen in March 2015, months after Houthi rebels stormed the capital and deposed the Saudi-backed ruler, Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Saudi Arabia has since waged a brutal war of collective punishment trying to reinstall Hadi – blockading the desert country and bombing food sources, water infrastructure, schools, and hospitals.

The United States has stood by the Saudis every step of the way – flying refueling missions to help Saudi planes, providing them with targeting intelligence, and sending U.S. warships in the region to help reinforce the blockade. All of this has taken place with no congressional authorization and very little debate in Congress or the national media.

  The Intercept

Par for the course.

[U]nder former President Barack Obama, the United States sold more than $100 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia. [ During his visit to Riyadh, Trump signed a deal promising nearly $110 billion in future weapons sales to the kingdom.