Yemen front and the region
Houthis warn Saudi airspace is unsafe except over Mecca and Medina
The Houthis escalated their threats with a warning covering Saudi airspace, oil facilities and Aramco, while Egypt's parliament extended its closed session on supporting the kingdom until Tuesday. Yemen's government lobbied the UN Security Council and rejected Iranian mediation as fighting continued in Taiz and on the west coast.
Summary
- AttributedA Houthi military source says Saudi airspace is unsafe and warns people away from oil facilities.
- ConfirmedEgypt's parliament is discussing a troop deployment to back Saudi Arabia in closed session, extended to Tuesday.
- ConfirmedYemen's government urges the Security Council to condemn Houthi attacks and rejects Iran's mediation.
- AttributedGovernment forces claim gains in al-Shaqab, Taiz; local sources say the Houthis cut the Hayjat al-Abd road.
- AttributedWestern reports point to Iranian intelligence support and Chinese parts for Houthi missiles.
Security personnel killed in the Maashiq attack, per the government's letter to the Security Council
11:52ZExtra days added to the Egyptian parliament's closed session
12:15ZViolations attributed to the Houthis by a rights network over 48 hours
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- AttributedSaudi Arabia
Houthi military source: Saudi airspace unsafe except over Mecca and Medina
A Houthi military source told the group-run Saba agency that Saudi airspace is unsafe except over Mecca and Medina. He warned workers and residents to stay away from oil facilities and advised Aramco shareholders to sell their shares. There was no Saudi response at the time of this update.
Source: saba.ye althawrah.ye - AttributedTaiz - Lahj
Local sources: Houthis blow up culvert and cut the Hayjat al-Abd road
Local sources told Al-Masdar Online that the Houthis blew up a culvert on the Hayjat al-Abd road, the main artery between Taiz and Aden, early on Sunday, cutting it for the second time in days. The group had earlier filled in a previous culvert and reopened the road after taking the area and the town of al-Turbah. The Houthis have not commented.
Source: almasdaronline.com - ConfirmedYemen
Red Cross denies reports on numbers of fighters' bodies
The International Committee of the Red Cross denied reports claiming its teams recovered specific numbers of fighters' bodies in Yemen, calling them and the accompanying images deliberately misleading. It said it never announces numbers or affiliations of the dead.
Source: belqees.net - AttributedIran
Wall Street Journal: Iran provides Houthis with targeting intelligence
The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with Saudi and Yemeni intelligence, said Iran helped the Houthis pick drone and missile targets and provided training and tactical guidance. It said IRGC officers in Yemen helped deploy missiles and radars threatening the Red Sea. The account comes from anti-Houthi sources; Tehran has not commented.
Source: defense-arabic.com - AttributedYemen
Telegraph: Houthis seek to build ballistic missiles with Chinese components
The Telegraph, citing Conflict Armament Research, said the Houthis are trying to manufacture parts of Iran's Kheibar Shekan missiles, with a range above 1000 km. It said components seized in shipments bound for the group came with documents pointing to a Chinese supplier. The report carried no Chinese comment.
Source: aljazeera.net - AttributedYemen
Rights report: 170 Houthi violations in 9 provinces in 48 hours
The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms documented 170 violations it attributed to the Houthis over 48 hours, including 29 civilians killed, 36 wounded and 16 abducted. It cited 432 shells fired and raids on about 61 homes. The figures are the network's and have not been independently verified.
Source: ajel.sa - ConfirmedBaghdad
Yemeni government rejects Iran's mediation offer
Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba, speaking on the sidelines of the OIC meeting in Baghdad, said Iran is a party to the war and cannot arm the Houthis and then pose as a mediator. Deputy minister Mustafa Noman called the Iranian offer laughable, responding to Araghchi's statement that Tehran will not join a resolution on Yemen that is not fair and balanced.
- ConfirmedEgypt
Egypt's parliament weighs sending troops to defend Saudi Arabia in closed session
Egypt's House of Representatives opened an emergency closed session at President Sisi's request to consider measures to support Saudi Arabia, including a possible troop deployment. The constitution requires a two-thirds majority to send forces on a combat mission abroad. Parliamentary sources said the session was extended to Monday and Tuesday so more MPs can speak; no decision has been announced.
- ConfirmedGulf
Budaiwi condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at GCC-Russia dialogue
GCC Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi, speaking at the joint ministerial meeting of the GCC-Russia strategic dialogue, condemned Houthi attacks on King Khalid airport and civilian facilities. He affirmed the council's support for all Saudi measures to protect its security.
Source: ajel.sa - ConfirmedAden
Alimi and Barakani praise Egypt's backing of Saudi Arabia
Presidential Council chairman Rashad al-Alimi wrote on X that Cairo and Riyadh are the two wings of Arab national security and praised Sisi's solidarity with Saudi Arabia. Parliament speaker Sultan al-Barakani sent a letter to his Egyptian counterpart saying Saudi security is a shared Yemeni and Arab interest.
Source: asharq.com iqraa.news - ConfirmedUnited Nations
Yemeni government asks Security Council to condemn Houthi attacks and hold the group accountable
Yemen's foreign ministry sent two letters to the UN Secretary-General and the Security Council president on the Houthi escalation. It said the 15 October attack on the Maashiq palace in Aden killed 5 security personnel and wounded 16. It called for full implementation of resolutions 2140 and 2216 and for stopping weapons and drones reaching the Houthis.
Source: belqees.net sabanew.net - AttributedTaiz
Military source: al-Sarari and al-Sanamat retaken on the al-Shaqab front
A government military source announced the recapture of al-Sarari and al-Sanamat on the al-Shaqab front, south-east of Taiz, after clashes with the Houthis. Reports also mention strikes on Houthi positions west of the province and fighting in al-Maqatira in Lahj and in Marib and al-Jawf. The scale of the advance is not independently confirmed.
Source: okaz.com.sa ajel.sa - AttributedWest coast
Government forces: Houthi infiltration repelled in Dhubab, fighting near Bab al-Mandab
Government sources said forces foiled Houthi infiltration attempts in the Kahboub mountains and the al-Omari camp, and that the Giants Brigades and National Shield forces captured Houthi fighters in the Dhubab battles. Field sources reported the storming of Houthi sniper positions near Bab al-Mandab. The figures and gains come from one side.
Source: Wardna almashhad.news