According to Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera, citing Houthi sources, the Saudi airstrikes targeted areas in Lahij, Taiz, Al Jawf, Marib and Hajjah. The attacks on the districts of Dhabab and Maqbanah in Taiz killed three people, including two children, while two others were injured.
Meanwhile, Yemen’s internationally recognised government forces have advanced in Taiz and regained control of several key defensive positions from the Houthis.
In response to the Saudi airstrikes, Houthi fighters have reportedly changed their tactics, avoiding open movement and adopting more covert and concealed positions to evade Saudi bombardment.
The report said Saudi aircraft carry out strikes wherever the presence of Houthi fighters is detected. Although there have been no major ground clashes in western Yemen, Saudi airstrikes continue against areas under Houthi control.
The Houthis, meanwhile, have continued targeting oil facilities and key military installations inside Saudi Arabia.
Yemeni Prime Minister Shaya Mohsen Al-Zindani expressed concern over the Houthis’ increasing attacks in the western part of the country, saying the government would continue working to end the rebellion and restore state authority across Yemen, including Hudaydah.
He said developments on the western coast represented a repeat of what he described as the Houthi militia’s long-standing approach of killing and displacing local populations.
Amid the escalating tensions, reports of civilian casualties and damage continue to emerge, while clashes between Yemen’s internationally recognised government and Houthi rebels have intensified across several fronts.
