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The Houthis launched missiles and drones at Yemen’s Marib and the Red Sea port city of al-Makha, killing several and wounding others, with attacks hitting residential areas and pausing port operations as fighting resurges after a lull since 2022.
Yemen’s Houthis launched ballistic missiles at the Red Sea port city of al-Makha and the central city of Marib, a day after a deadly attack on al-Makha that killed seven and wounded about 30. The strikes mark a major escalation in the civil war, with additional attacks reported in Shabwa and other fronts as government forces and Houthis exchange strikes. The renewed violence threatens the fragile 2022 truce and risks drawing in regional powers, prompting UN calls for restraint.
Yemen’s government forces launched a multi-front counteroffensive against the Houthis hours after renewed Houthi shelling of Marib, as casualties mount and experts warn the conflict could widen again.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis struck displacement camps in Marib with missiles and drones, killing two and wounding 14, after deadly strikes in Marib and Hadramawt; the group claimed targeting Saudi-backed forces at the Sahn al-Jinn camp, though Reuters could not independently verify those claims. UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg warned the renewed violence—along with attacks on Red Sea shipping—puts Yemen at the greatest risk of a wider conflict since the 2022 truce and urged restraint and UN-facilitated negotiations.
Houthi missiles and drones hit government military camps in Hadramout and Marib, killing at least 30 soldiers and wounding 15 in the first major strike in years, signaling a potential shift toward a broader conflict. The group claims the attacks followed alleged Saudi mobilization and vows to confront perceived threats, while analysts warn the strikes may foreshadow a wider war with Marib as a focal point and continued cross-border action in the Red Sea region, even as de‑escalation remains uncertain.
Houthi missiles and drones struck Yemeni government military camps in Hadramout and Marib, killing at least 30 soldiers and wounding 15, marking the deadliest escalation in years. The attacks, allegedly launched from al-Jawf and linked to broader clashes, come amid intensified fighting, a maritime blockade announced by the Houthis, and ongoing cross-border tensions in Yemen’s long-running civil war.