But despite their pleas to airlift the babies to safety, Sanaa airport, which has been closed to civilian flights since 2015, remained shut and the babies died on Saturday. (Image: REUTERS)(Image: REUTERS)Civilian flights were stopped four years ago due to the country's Saudi-led coalition government taking control over Yemen airspace. Heartbreaking photos show the tiny twins in an incubator, being cared for at the child intensive care unit of al-Thawra hospital in Sanaa. The twin boys' grandfather Ali al-Bahshani was pictured carrying their tiny shared body from a mosque where their funeral was held in Sanaa. The health ministry said the deaths reflect the health and humanitarian situation Yemen's children are living through as a result of the war.

Source: Daily Mirror February 11, 2019 12:33 UTC