ALBAWABA- A Houthi missile strike on a residential neighborhood in the central Yemeni city of Taiz killed at least nine people, including five women, and wounded 14 others, most of them children, according to local sources and preliminary reports on Tuesday.
The attack struck the Sinah residential area and nearby Asafir neighborhoods, as well as areas around Jabal Jarran. Residents also reported a projectile landing near Al-Wahda School in Wadi Al-Qadi. Local accounts said two houses collapsed and several neighboring homes were damaged, while the wounded were taken to Revolution Hospital.
The attack came less than 24 hours after a Houthi missile strike on a security training center in Shabwa killed 73 people and wounded more than 200, according to reports. Houthi forces have also launched missile attacks on positions held by government-aligned and National Resistance forces in Ma’rib, widening the pressure on multiple fronts.
The renewed fighting forms part of a broader escalation between the Houthis and forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognized government and backed by Saudi Arabia. The confrontation intensified following the announcement of the “Yemen Dawn” military campaign by Presidential Leadership Council head Rashad al-Alimi on October 4, which aims to recapture territory held by the Houthis and has received Saudi air support.
#BREAKING: A Houthi missile attack on Sinah residential neighborhood, #Taiz, left several people dead, including two girls, and around 14 wounded. Most of those injured are children, according to initial reports.
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The Houthis have retaliated with attacks targeting Saudi-linked interests and military positions. The latest developments threaten to deepen an already protracted conflict and further undermine the fragile calm that followed the April 2022 truce.
The strike also came amid worsening humanitarian conditions in Taiz, where restrictions on access routes have severely disrupted the delivery of food, fuel and medicine. Local reports describe a near-total siege imposed by Houthi forces, who control surrounding areas and key access roads.
The United Nations has warned of mounting shortages of essential supplies, including medicines, oxygen and fuel for hospitals. Water supplies have reportedly fallen by about 50%, while the World Food Programme has warned that dwindling wheat and flour stocks could leave hundreds of thousands of people at risk. Humanitarian organizations reportedly distributed their last available food parcels in the city last week.
Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari is Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University-Global Center, Amman. A Yemeni academician with a Ph.D. in English "Comparative Literature" and two MA degrees, one in political science and the other in English, Dr. Al-Maswari possesses more than 17 years of extensive experience in university-level teaching, research, research reviewing, bilingual translation, and copy-writing...
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