هام – الرياض : A statement issued by the Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) regarding the allegation of artillery shells falling in the vicinity of a (Wedding Hall) in (Al-Hook) directorate of (AlHodeidah) governorate on (01/01/2021) With regard to: 1. The statement issued by the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator and humanitarian coordinator in Yemen on (03 January 2021) entitled (Three civilians were killed in an attack on Al-Hodeidah), which included that on (01 January 2021), (3) civilians were killed and at least (4) injured, caused by artillery shells falling in the vicinity of a (Wedding Hall) in (AlHook) directorate of (Al-Hodeidah) governorate. 2. What was observed by JIAT in the open sources, that a wedding hall was targeted in (Al-Hook) directorate of (AlHodeidah) governorate. JIAT vetted the incident, and reviewed all documents including daily missions of the Coalition Surface Forces, operational reports, intelligence reports, satellite images, open sources, Coalition Forces rules of engagement, provisions and principles of International Humanitarian Law and its customary rules, and after assessment of evidences, JIAT found that the (wedding hall) in claim is called (Al-Mansour wedding hall), and is located on the airport street in (Al-Hook) directorate, south east of (Al-Hodeidah) city of (Al-Hodeidah) governorate. By studying the photos and videos published in the media and the open sources for the claimed sight, by JIAT specialists the following was found: 1. The projectile fell in front of the outer gate of the (wedding hall). 2. A vehicle (mini bus) parked in front of the (wedding hall gate) was damaged, it has broken windows and traces of fragments on the vehicle. 3. The front wall from the entrance to the (wedding hall) is exposed to the effects of small fragments. By studying the daily missions carried out by the Coalition Surface Forces on (01/01/2021) which is the date of the claim, JIAT found that the Coalition Surface Forces did not carry out any firing in (Al-Hodeidah) city. In light of that, JIAT found that Coalition Forces is not responsible for the targeting of the surrounding of a (Wedding Hall) on (01/01/2021) in (Al-Hook) directorate of (Al-Hodeidah) city of (Al-Hodeidah) governorate of the claim. • This translation is a free service, bearing in mind that the original Arabic text is the official text.