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First reported 14 October 2026 · latest 23 October 2026 · 6 reports from 2 outlets
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One development in Southwest Yemen clashes
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A Houthi siege has cut Taiz off from aid, food and fuel, straining hospitals and water supplies and leaving hundreds of thousands at risk of hunger and illness.
Fighting in Taiz province has intensified in recent days, with clashes reported in the Jabal Han highlands and the Dhubab and al-Masrakh districts. Colonel Majid al-Nuzaili, a spokesperson for the forces of the internationally recognised government, said on Friday that troops had conducted raids and counterattacks in Taiz over the last 24 hours, neutralising 620 Houthi fighters and destroying 190 vehicles. Al Jazeera could not independently verify the figures.
The fighting has also deepened an ongoing hunger crisis. In Taiz alone, UN screenings have found more than 52,000 children to have acute malnutrition; approximately 11,500 are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. We re desperately trying to regain access to Taiz, and we continue to support the broader operations across Yemen, said Azfar Deen, a WFP regional communications officer for eastern and Southern Africa.
Yemen war continues to force families from homes amid hunger and disease. Facebook Twitter Print Email More than 250,000 people have now fled renewed fighting in Yemen, the UN said on Tuesday, citing particular concern for those sheltering in the southwestern city of Taiz and the wider governorate, where access is essentially blocked . The Houthis closure of the only supply route linking Taiz to Aden is placing civilians at grave risk, blocking humanitarian aid and cutting off essential supplies, said UN human rights chief Volker Türk.
Time ‘running out’ to reach Yemen’s Taiz amid deepening crisis, UN says. More than 800,000 people have been cut off from aid since the Houthis encircled Taiz city in early October. Save Share A mounting humanitarian disaster is gripping Yemen s Taiz after nearly three weeks of a Houthi siege that has prevented supplies from entering the city, the United Nations has warned.
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More than 3,800 people have also fled to neighbouring Djibouti. At least 1,574 people have been killed and 6,939 others wounded in the conflict since August. Follow Al Jazeera English:
Time ‘running out’ to reach Yemen’s Taiz amid deepening crisis, UN says. More than 800,000 people have been cut off from aid since the Houthis encircled Taiz city in early October. Save Share A mounting humanitarian disaster is gripping Yemen s Taiz after nearly three weeks of a Houthi siege that has prevented supplies from entering the city, the United Nations has warned.
Cooking gas is also largely unavailable , threatening community kitchens that provide meals to families. Altogether, more than 800,000 people in Taiz are cut off from aid, about three-quarters of whom depend on humanitarian assistance, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP). At least 200,000 are women and children.
Fighting in Taiz province has intensified in recent days, with clashes reported in the Jabal Han highlands and the Dhubab and al-Masrakh districts. Colonel Majid al-Nuzaili, a spokesperson for the forces of the internationally recognised government, said on Friday that troops had conducted raids and counterattacks in Taiz over the last 24 hours, neutralising 620 Houthi fighters and destroying 190 vehicles. Al Jazeera could not independently verify the figures.
The fighting has also deepened an ongoing hunger crisis. In Taiz alone, UN screenings have found more than 52,000 children to have acute malnutrition; approximately 11,500 are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. We re desperately trying to regain access to Taiz, and we continue to support the broader operations across Yemen, said Azfar Deen, a WFP regional communications officer for eastern and Southern Africa.
The fighting has also deepened an ongoing hunger crisis. In Taiz alone, UN screenings have found more than 52,000 children to have acute malnutrition; approximately 11,500 are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. We re desperately trying to regain access to Taiz, and we continue to support the broader operations across Yemen, said Azfar Deen, a WFP regional communications officer for eastern and Southern Africa.
A truce was brokered by the UN in 2022, but it fell apart this July, when the Houthis announced a blockade on Saudi ports. The ensuing escalation has displaced nearly 260,000 people, the majority in Taiz and Lahij provinces, according to the UN. More than 3,800 people have also fled to neighbouring Djibouti.
The ensuing escalation has displaced nearly 260,000 people, the majority in Taiz and Lahij provinces, according to the UN. More than 3,800 people have also fled to neighbouring Djibouti. At least 1,574 people have been killed and 6,939 others wounded in the conflict since August.
More than 3,800 people have also fled to neighbouring Djibouti. At least 1,574 people have been killed and 6,939 others wounded in the conflict since August. Follow Al Jazeera English:
The escalation between Houthi separatists and the Aden-based Government began in early September, ending the relative calm brought about by a 2022 truce. Among the agencies responding to chronic and acute needs across Yemen, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reported that more than 800,000 people in Taiz have been cut off from assistance. This includes 600,000 people who depend on humanitarian assistance and 200,000 women and children.
Among the agencies responding to chronic and acute needs across Yemen, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reported that more than 800,000 people in Taiz have been cut off from assistance. This includes 600,000 people who depend on humanitarian assistance and 200,000 women and children. We re desperately trying to regain access to Taiz and we continue to support the broader operations across Yemen, said Azfar Deen, WFP Regional Communications Officer for Eastern and Southern Africa.
Among the agencies responding to chronic and acute needs across Yemen, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reported that more than 800,000 people in Taiz have been cut off from assistance. This includes 600,000 people who depend on humanitarian assistance and 200,000 women and children. We re desperately trying to regain access to Taiz and we continue to support the broader operations across Yemen, said Azfar Deen, WFP Regional Communications Officer for Eastern and Southern Africa.
The UN Children s Fund, UNICEF, highlighted deepening concerns about widespread hunger in Yemen. In Taiz alone, the agency has screened more than 168,000 children this year, with more than 52,000 found to be acutely malnourished, including more than 11,500 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. The agency has pre-positioned nearly 8,000 cartons of ready-to-use therapeutic food across Taiz governorate to help treat children with severe acute malnutrition.
The UN Children s Fund, UNICEF, highlighted deepening concerns about widespread hunger in Yemen. In Taiz alone, the agency has screened more than 168,000 children this year, with more than 52,000 found to be acutely malnourished, including more than 11,500 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. The agency has pre-positioned nearly 8,000 cartons of ready-to-use therapeutic food across Taiz governorate to help treat children with severe acute malnutrition.
This is enough to sustain services for approximately three months, but even when stocks are available, access constraints and disruptions to supply routes can make it more difficult for partners to transport supplies and for families to safely reach treatment , said spokesperson Ricardo Pires. Between 7 June and 19 October 2026, the UN migration agency, IOM, recorded approximately 258,679 displaced individuals, the majority in Taiz and Lahj governorates. Many families are experiencing repeated movements and seeking refuge in already overstretched displacement sites and host communities.
Many families are experiencing repeated movements and seeking refuge in already overstretched displacement sites and host communities. In addition, as of 17 October, 3,836 Yemeni nationals arrived in Djibouti, reportedly fleeing the deteriorating security situation. Reports indicate that at least 1,574 people have been killed and 6,939 others injured in the Yemen conflict since August.
In addition, as of 17 October, 3,836 Yemeni nationals arrived in Djibouti, reportedly fleeing the deteriorating security situation. Reports indicate that at least 1,574 people have been killed and 6,939 others injured in the Yemen conflict since August. Facebook Twitter Print Email
In addition, as of 17 October, 3,836 Yemeni nationals arrived in Djibouti, reportedly fleeing the deteriorating security situation. Reports indicate that at least 1,574 people have been killed and 6,939 others injured in the Yemen conflict since August. Facebook Twitter Print Email
The humanitarian situation in Taiz is reaching a breaking point with the prices of basic commodities multiplying in price, amid shortages of some goods. Continued fighting in Taiz governorate has also killed at least 32 civilians between August 1 and October 19, including 14 children. There are fears of more deaths as fighting approaches the city.
Yemen s internationally recognised government had appealed to the United Nations to intervene and lift the blockade, warning that the Houthi siege threatens more than 4 million people. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that shifting front lines and road closures have cut off 800,000 people from life-saving assistance, the vast majority located in Taiz. Nationwide, more than 18 million Yemenis face severe food insecurity.
Forces aligned with the internationally-recognised government on Monday launched air strikes in Taiz governorate that destroyed Houthi reinforcements in Najd Qasim and a weapons depot in Jabal Habashi. On Tuesday, local authorities raised the death toll from a Houthi attack on a military base in Shabwa governorate to 73. Monday s Houthi ballistic missile strikes on al-Alam camp were condemned by the Yemeni government as a treacherous bloody assault and a war crime.
The Yemeni military launched a sweeping offensive dubbed Dawn of Yemen on 5 October to reverse recent Houthi advances. But despite initial successes in the early days of the campaign, with hundreds of Houthi fighters reportedly killed in air strikes, there are questions about whether these counter-offensives have run out of steam. The transition from defence to offence remains limited on the ground, and the map of the Yemeni government s influence in al-Marib has not expanded to the extent implied by the meaning of the , al-Dahab told Al Jazeera.
The humanitarian situation in Taiz is reaching a breaking point with the prices of basic commodities multiplying in price, amid shortages of some goods. Continued fighting in Taiz governorate has also killed at least 32 civilians between August 1 and October 19, including 14 children. There are fears of more deaths as fighting approaches the city.
Yemen war continues to force families from homes amid hunger and disease. Facebook Twitter Print Email More than 250,000 people have now fled renewed fighting in Yemen, the UN said on Tuesday, citing particular concern for those sheltering in the southwestern city of Taiz and the wider governorate, where access is essentially blocked . The Houthis closure of the only supply route linking Taiz to Aden is placing civilians at grave risk, blocking humanitarian aid and cutting off essential supplies, said UN human rights chief Volker Türk.
The Houthis closure of the only supply route linking Taiz to Aden is placing civilians at grave risk, blocking humanitarian aid and cutting off essential supplies, said UN human rights chief Volker Türk. In an appeal to Houthi fighters who he said had encircled Taiz City to allow aid in immediately, the High Commissioner for Human Rights noted that 32 civilians have been confirmed killed across the governorate, including 14 children and nine women. He warned of a significant uptick in the risk of death and injury as fighting moves closer to densely populated areas of the city.
The Houthis closure of the only supply route linking Taiz to Aden is placing civilians at grave risk, blocking humanitarian aid and cutting off essential supplies, said UN human rights chief Volker Türk. In an appeal to Houthi fighters who he said had encircled Taiz City to allow aid in immediately, the High Commissioner for Human Rights noted that 32 civilians have been confirmed killed across the governorate, including 14 children and nine women. He warned of a significant uptick in the risk of death and injury as fighting moves closer to densely populated areas of the city.
Matthew Saltmarsh, spokesperson for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), stressed that access problems were preventing aid teams from reaching those most in need, although protection activities continued where access allows . Let s not forget that there are some 65,000 refugees and asylum-seekers who are also urgently in need of support; most are from Somalia and Ethiopia, he added. Facebook Twitter Print Email
The Houthis closure of the only supply route linking Taiz to Aden is placing civilians at grave risk, blocking humanitarian aid and cutting off essential supplies, said UN human rights chief Volker Türk. In an appeal to Houthi fighters who he said had encircled Taiz City to allow aid in immediately, the High Commissioner for Human Rights noted that 32 civilians have been confirmed killed across the governorate, including 14 children and nine women. He warned of a significant uptick in the risk of death and injury as fighting moves closer to densely populated areas of the city.
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