In brief
Newborn twins Raghad and Raad were born into a war that tore their village apart, forcing their family to flee on foot to Aden after bombs rained on them. Skyhigh food prices and lack of medical care left the twins severely malnourished, a death‑threaten condition they now fight for daily. Doctors in a cramped hospital share limited space and supplies, and the family’s other children are left sleeping on the street to avoid being hurt by the conflict. Their story shines a stark light on how unrest can turn a small village into a desperate survival zone for its most fragile residents.
Rise From the Rubble
Raad and Raghad, still fighting for survival, lie side by side in Aden’s Al‑Sadaqah hospital.
Born only seven weeks ago, twins Raghad and Raad came into a world blurred by continuous shelling. They survived a harrowing three‑day walk and a night on the street during the Houthi assault on their village, but gained little relief at the port city of Aden where a doctor calls their bodies “just skin and bone.”
Their father, Bajash, lost his flock and his livelihood amid a collapsed ceasefire that has pushed Yemen’s food prices sky‑high. The twins can only be fed two times a day—often just water—because fortified milk feels like a luxury now.
Malnutrition claims children far faster than bullets. At Al‑Sadaqah, staff can only admit a handful of patients at a time, and many children return after a single visit because their families can’t afford the supplies needed for recovery.
In this war‑torn region, a silent battle rages: over airstrikes themselves and over the basic right to eat, grow, and live.
