Yemen front and the region
Government forces say they retook Jabal al-Manara in Taiz as WHO warns of acute hospital shortages
Taiz dominated this window: government forces say they recaptured Jabal al-Manara between the al-Aqrud and Kahlan fronts, while the WHO warns of shortages of fuel and medicines. In al-Dhale, the local military command said it repelled a Houthi attack, and Yemen's parliament welcomed the European Parliament's call to list the Houthis as a terrorist organisation.
Summary
- AttributedThe army and popular resistance say they retook Jabal al-Manara, overlooking the al-Misrakh district centre, after heavy fighting.
- ConfirmedWHO: 42 health facilities in Taiz city report acute supply shortages.
- AttributedLocal sources: 122 Houthi shells hit the village of Kahlan on Jabal Saber in a single day.
- AttributedThe al-Dhale military axis says it repelled a Houthi attack in the al-Jub and Batar sectors.
- UnverifiedReports say a boat carrying weapons was struck in the Red Sea en route to Zuqar island; no one has claimed it.
health facilities in Taiz city reporting acute supply shortages
WHO via Almasdar Online 21:54Zkidney-failure patients in Taiz needing dialysis
WHO via Almasdar Online 21:54Zshells fired at Kahlan village in one day, according to local sources
Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni 21:26ZDevelopments in this window
- ConfirmedTaiz
WHO warns life-saving services in Taiz are at risk
The World Health Organization warned of acute shortages of fuel, oxygen and medicines in Taiz amid Houthi restrictions on aid access. It said 42 health facilities in the city reported acute shortages and more than 1110 patients need dialysis. Hospitals and ambulances need over 156,000 litres of fuel a month.
Source: Almasdar Online - AttributedAl-Dhale
Al-Dhale command says it repelled a Houthi attack in the northwest of the province
Al-Dhale axis spokesman Fuad Jabari said forces repelled a Houthi attack in the al-Jub and Batar sectors after about an hour of fighting. He said the attackers suffered losses but gave no figures.
Source: Sama Aden - AttributedTaiz
Local sources: 122 Houthi shells hit Kahlan village in one day
Local sources told Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni that Kahlan village on Jabal Saber came under Houthi artillery fire of about 122 shells in a single day. The report gave no confirmed casualty toll.
Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni - UnverifiedTaiz
Houthi media raise Shamayatain strike toll to 5 casualties
The Houthi-run Saba agency published a headline saying the Sanaa health ministry reported 5 people killed or wounded in a Saudi strike on a house in al-Shamayatain. We could not read the article text because of site protection, and there is no independent confirmation or coalition comment.
Source: Saba (Houthi-run) - AttributedTaiz
Government forces say they retook Jabal al-Manara on the al-Aqrud front
The head of the government-run Saba agency's Taiz bureau said the army and resistance retook Jabal al-Manara, which overlooks the al-Misrakh district centre, after heavy clashes with the Houthis. Fighting spread on Thursday evening to Wadi Humah between the al-Aqrud and Kahlan fronts. The Houthis have not commented.
- AttributedTaiz
Health minister: Houthi drone killed an ambulance driver in Taiz
Yemen's health minister Qasim Buhaibah said a Houthi drone struck an ambulance in Taiz, killing the driver and seriously wounding a patient. The report did not give the exact time or place of the incident, and the Houthis have not commented.
Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni - UnverifiedRed Sea
Reports of strike on weapons boat heading to Zuqar island
Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni quoted journalist Fares al-Humairi as saying a boat carrying weapons was hit and destroyed in the Red Sea while heading to Houthi-held Zuqar island. Neither the attacker nor the damage was identified, and there is no official confirmation.
Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni - ConfirmedDiplomacy
Yemen's parliament welcomes European Parliament call to list Houthis as terrorists
Yemen's House of Representatives praised the European Parliament resolution calling for the Houthis to be added to the EU terrorist list. The resolution is not binding on European governments; an actual listing requires a decision by the EU Council.
Source: Sama Aden