Hundreds of thousands of residents of Taiz in Yemen are at risk of severe hunger as the Iran-backed Houthis tighten their nearly two-week siege of the densely populated city, local residents and human rights activists have warned. Residents have begun skipping meals and resorting to cooking with firewood as essential food supplies and cooking gas become increasingly scarce and prices soar. “If the situation continues as it is now, there will be real hunger,” Jamal Al-Maqtari, a Taiz resident, to
