Key facts
- A Houthi ballistic missile struck a house in Yemen's Taiz province, causing damage to the structure and killing livestock.
- Yemeni army drone and artillery strikes in Taiz killed three Houthi members and wounded several others.
- Houthi forces conducted artillery shelling on residential areas in northern Taiz, resulting in civilian injuries.
- The conflict has seen renewed fighting across multiple provinces after a period of relative calm.
A ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Houthis struck a house in al-Akmah village in the Maqbanah district, west of Taiz, causing extensive damage and killing livestock, according to the Saudi-backed government's media centre. No human casualties were reported from this specific strike.
In response, Yemeni army drone and artillery strikes targeted Houthi gatherings and vehicles in Taiz, killing three Houthi members and wounding several others, including field commanders. Government drones struck two Houthi positions in the Maqbanah front, causing casualties. The Yemeni armed forces media centre released footage documenting these operations.
In western Marib province, Yemeni army artillery and drones pounded Houthi sites and vehicles after the group targeted residential districts with four ballistic missiles and four drones. The city hosts over 2.2 million displaced people.
In Saada province, an officer of the 6th Emergency Brigade was killed by Houthi shelling. Heavy artillery fire from Houthi militia forces also struck residential neighborhoods in northern Taiz, causing panic, damage to homes, and injuries to civilians, including women and children.
Yemen has experienced renewed fighting across several provinces, including Marib, Al-Jawf, Al-Dhalea, and Taiz, after a relative lull since April 2022. The conflict, which began nearly 12 years ago, has led to one of the world's worst humanitarian and economic crises.