Key facts
- Yemeni government forces conducted large-scale operations against Houthi positions.
- The military reported 13 air strikes and the destruction of Houthi command and control assets.
- Government forces claimed to have recaptured territory in Taiz and al-Hudaydah.
- The Houthis claimed to have launched drone attacks on targets in Saudi Arabia's Najran province.
- The United States and United Kingdom conducted air and naval strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.
- President Trump declared the US strikes over on May 6, 2025, following a ceasefire.
Yemen's government-aligned armed forces announced on Thursday that they had conducted large-scale operations on several fronts against Houthi positions. The military's media wing stated that 13 air strikes targeted Houthi locations, gatherings, and equipment in multiple districts. Additionally, they claimed to have struck a missile-launching platform and destroyed a command and control room and thermal sensing system on Jabal Nasa.
Earlier reports indicated that government forces had recaptured positions in Taiz and al-Hudaydah. The government spokesperson, Majed Abdullah al-Nuzaili, stated that government forces carried out 81 attacks in the past 24 hours, resulting in the "neutralisation" of Houthi fighters and commanders.
Meanwhile, the Houthi group claimed to have carried out two drone attacks on targets in Saudi Arabia's Najran province, specifically hitting a target at Najran airport and an Aramco facility. Saudi Arabia has not immediately confirmed these attacks.
In March 2025, the United States initiated Operation Rough Rider, a significant campaign of air and naval strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, aimed at disrupting their attacks on Red Sea shipping. The United Kingdom joined these strikes on April 30, 2025. The Houthi group began targeting international shipping in October 2023, in solidarity with Palestinians during the Gaza conflict. By mid-March 2025, the Houthis had attacked over 190 ships. On May 6, 2025, President Donald Trump declared the strikes over following a ceasefire brokered by Oman. The Houthis stated this ceasefire did not preclude attacking Israel.