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First reported 11 October 2026 · latest 24 October 2026 · 8 reports from 3 outlets
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One development in Taiz siege
Houthi shelling in Taiz killed five civilians and injured 17 in a day, including children. The attacks deepened fear in residential areas and strained medical services under siege.
Above: Footage from the battles within the operational theatre of the seventh military region north of Marib: Media centre of armed forces. Military spokesperson Colonel Majid al-Nuzaili announced on Monday that operations have involved 1,879 precise strikes, neutralising 950 Houthi fighters and destroying 380 military vehicles. Meanwhile, Houthi-affiliated media reported that air strikes targeted Kamaran Island and the al-Qanawis district in the coastal Hodeidah governorate along the Red Sea and the Harf Sufyan district in Amran, western-central Yemen.
Save Share Fighting has intensified in Yemen s Taiz province between forces loyal to the country s internationally recognised government and the Houthis, as the United Nations warns that thousands of civilians are being uprooted. Government forces spokesperson Majid al-Nazili said on Wednesday that they launched 835 targeting operations against the Houthis, known as Ansar Allah, killing or injuring 285 of the armed group s members and destroying its battle tanks and weapons stores. He said intense clashes also took place in the strategic highlands of Jabal Han in western Taiz, which overlook areas connecting the province to the Yemeni government s Aden base.
Meanwhile, the human cost of the conflict continues to rise, with humanitarian agencies warning of worsening conditions for civilians. According to the International Organization for Migration, more than 233,000 people have been displaced since fighting escalated in Yemen, including about 121,000 in Taiz governorate alone. The World Health Organization has also warned that Taiz city has become functionally isolated, with its 12 hospitals holding fuel for only four days, no surgical supplies, and facing critical shortages of oxygen and medicine amid a growing cholera outbreak.
Prices of the remaining food and fuel supplies have more than doubled, exacerbating the pressure on families who are already struggling to meet their basic needs, he said. Of particular concern is the difficulty faced by hundreds of thousands of families in accessing water, as water production in the city has dropped to half its capacity and available alternatives have run out. Mr Bukera urged Houthi authorities to open safe passages to allow basic goods to enter.
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Photo Credit: AP Saudi forces launched deadly airstrikes on Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa city and its surrounding governorate on Saturday (October 24, 2026), media associated with the Iran-backed group said, while also reporting around 20 strikes on Mocha. The Houthis' Al-Masirah reported a series of "Saudi enemy airstrikes" targeting Sanaa, including one on a house that killed at least three people and wounded several others. A separate strike at a cement factory in the Sanaa governorate resulted in "a number of martyrs and wounded", the broadcaster said.
Fighting rages in Yemen’s Taiz as UN warns nearly 260,000 now displaced. Yemen s government forces launched hundreds of strikes on Houthi locations, a spokesperson says.
Fighting rages in Yemen’s Taiz as UN warns nearly 260,000 displaced. Yemen s government forces launched hundreds of strikes on Houthi locations, a spokesperson says.
Yemen s government forces launched hundreds of strikes on Houthi locations, a spokesperson says. Save Share Fighting has intensified in Yemen s Taiz province between forces loyal to the country s internationally recognised government and the Houthis, as the United Nations warns that thousands of civilians are being uprooted. Government forces spokesperson Majid al-Nazili said on Wednesday that they launched 835 targeting operations against the Houthis, known as Ansar Allah, killing or injuring 285 of the armed group s members and destroying its battle tanks and weapons stores.
Save Share Fighting has intensified in Yemen s Taiz province between forces loyal to the country s internationally recognised government and the Houthis, as the United Nations warns that thousands of civilians are being uprooted. Government forces spokesperson Majid al-Nazili said on Wednesday that they launched 835 targeting operations against the Houthis, known as Ansar Allah, killing or injuring 285 of the armed group s members and destroying its battle tanks and weapons stores. He said intense clashes also took place in the strategic highlands of Jabal Han in western Taiz, which overlook areas connecting the province to the Yemeni government s Aden base.
A source in the Yemeni government s military told Al Jazeera that its air raids had struck Houthi gatherings and infrastructure in the Maafar directorate, south of Taiz. As fighting rages between the Saudi Arabia-backed government forces and the Iran-aligned Houthis, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said almost 260,000 people have been displaced since August. About half of them have taken refuge in Taiz, where fighting is now concentrated, the agency said.
About half of them have taken refuge in Taiz, where fighting is now concentrated, the agency said. In report released late on Wednesday, OCHA said the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has verified 251 civilian casualties, including 57 people killed and 194 injured. Half of those killed were children.
About half of them have taken refuge in Taiz, where fighting is now concentrated, the agency said. In report released late on Wednesday, OCHA said the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has verified 251 civilian casualties, including 57 people killed and 194 injured. Half of those killed were children.
In a statement on Thursday, the ministry of defence warned civilians in Houthi-held areas to avoid any Houthi rallies or cultural courses , saying the gatherings would be viewed as legitimate military targets. As fighting rages between the Saudi Arabia-backed government forces and the Iran-aligned Houthis, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said almost 260,000 people have been displaced since August. About half of them have taken refuge in Taiz, where fighting is now concentrated, the agency said.
About half of them have taken refuge in Taiz, where fighting is now concentrated, the agency said. In a report released late on Wednesday, OCHA said the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has verified 251 civilian casualties, including 57 people killed and 194 injured. Half of those killed were children.
About half of them have taken refuge in Taiz, where fighting is now concentrated, the agency said. In a report released late on Wednesday, OCHA said the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has verified 251 civilian casualties, including 57 people killed and 194 injured. Half of those killed were children.
Half of those killed were children. Despite extremely difficult conditions, humanitarian partners have reached more than 174,000 displaced people since August, nearly six in 10 displaced households, providing food, hygiene kits and emergency cash in the first days after they were uprooted, OCHA said. Newly displaced families say that their most pressing need is shelter, followed by food and cash, OCHA said.
Newly displaced families say that their most pressing need is shelter, followed by food and cash, OCHA said. Yemen s Ministry of Education earlier announced that more than 2.5 million children are out of school because of the conflict. The latest reports come as Yemen s government forces press on with their Dawn of Yemen counteroffensive launched earlier this month to recapture Houthi-held areas, including the capital, Sanaa, with support from the Saudi-led coalition.
Houthi forces say the strikes are in retaliation for Saudi Arabia s longstanding restrictions on Houthi-controlled airports and seaports, including Sanaa airport. Saudi Arabia s Authority of Civil Aviation said on Thursday that the death toll has risen to two following a Houthi strike on the King Fahd airport in Dammam on Wednesday evening. Meanwhile, the US State Department said on Wednesday that it ordered non-essential staff and family members at its embassy in Riyadh to leave the country, raising fears of further escalation.
The fuel crunch is affecting hospitals and putting patients' lives in danger, while many families in Taiz are struggling to obtain water, said Laurent Bukera, a UN humanitarian official in Yemen. The Yemeni government on Tuesday accused the Houthis of firing a mortar shell at an ambulance in Taiz, killing two people including an 18-year-old girl. It said the rebels were carrying out indiscriminate shelling of residential areas .
Army spokesman Col Majid Al Nuzaili said targets included Houthi firing positions and command centres. The Houthis, whose repeated attacks on Saudi Arabia have caused hundreds of casualties and blocked flights to the kingdom, claimed attacks on Tuesday on the border areas of Jizan and Asir. A Saudi-led coalition backing the government in Yemen said a drone had been destroyed over Riyadh.
Prices of the remaining food and fuel supplies have more than doubled, exacerbating the pressure on families who are already struggling to meet their basic needs, he said. Of particular concern is the difficulty faced by hundreds of thousands of families in accessing water, as water production in the city has dropped to half its capacity and available alternatives have run out. Mr Bukera urged Houthi authorities to open safe passages to allow basic goods to enter.
Mr Bukera urged Houthi authorities to open safe passages to allow basic goods to enter. The warning came a day after a Houthi attack on a military training camp killed at least 73 people in Shabwa province, raising fears of further escalation. The attack injured more than 200 people, while 14 remained missing on Tuesday, Shabwa Governor Awad Al Wazir said.
The warning came a day after a Houthi attack on a military training camp killed at least 73 people in Shabwa province, raising fears of further escalation. The attack injured more than 200 people, while 14 remained missing on Tuesday, Shabwa Governor Awad Al Wazir said. Injured recruit Nasser Sheikh Bahaj said three missiles struck as security personnel were training.
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