Yemen front and the region
Turkey rules out fighting the Houthis as UN warns time is running out in Taiz
Ankara said it does not intend to clash with the Houthis under its defence pact with Saudi Arabia. The UN warned of worsening conditions in Taiz, cut off for 20 days, while both sides traded blame over civilian deaths in Nehm and al-Misrakh. In Hormuz, the IRGC said two tankers hit mines.
Summary
- ConfirmedTurkish defence minister: no clashes with the Houthis under the Mecca pact; support for Saudi Arabia is about deterrence.
- ConfirmedUN: water production in Taiz has halved after 20 days of isolation.
- DisputedConflicting accounts of civilian deaths in Nehm and al-Misrakh: failed Houthi missile or Saudi airstrike.
- AttributedGovernment army says it destroyed a Houthi command centre and two tanks at the Sofitel site in Taiz.
- AttributedIRGC: two supertankers hit mines south of Hormuz; UKMTO reports another tanker hit off Oman.
Killed and wounded in a house strike in al-Aqrudh, per Sanaa health ministry
20:29ZAdditional EU aid for Yemen
19:56ZDisplaced by the recent escalation, per the European Commission
19:56ZBarrels aboard the two tankers, per the IRGC
Anadolu 20:27ZDevelopments in this window
- AttributedSaada
Sanaa health ministry: citizen and African migrant wounded by Saudi fire in Sahar
Anis al-Asbahi, spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry, said a citizen and an African migrant were wounded by Saudi fire in al-Qahr, Sahar district, Saada. There was no Saudi comment.
Source: althawrah.ye - AttributedTaiz
Government army says it destroyed a Houthi command centre and two tanks at Taiz's Sofitel hotel
A statement in the name of the government armed forces said they struck a command and control centre and two tanks at the abandoned Sofitel hotel east of Taiz, neutralising the centre and destroying the tanks. Local outlets reported coalition airstrikes on the site. There has been no Houthi comment so far.
Source: sabq.org marsad.news - AttributedStrait of Hormuz
IRGC: two supertankers hit naval mines south of Hormuz
Iran's IRGC navy said two supertankers trying to transit an unauthorised route in the southern Strait of Hormuz hit naval mines, caught fire and lost engine power. It said they carried more than 4.5 million barrels and were abandoned by their crews. The tankers have not been identified and there is no independent confirmation yet.
Source: Anadolu Agency - DisputedAl-Misrakh - Taiz
Deaths and injuries as a house is shelled in Hiba village, al-Aqrudh, with mutual accusations
The Houthi-run health ministry said a Saudi airstrike hit the home of Khalid Abdo Saeed Hassan in Hiba village, al-Aqrudh, in al-Misrakh, killing two children and a woman and wounding 6 family members. The government's Taiz local authority condemned the shelling of the same house, which the government Saba agency called a Houthi massacre. The source of the attack has not been independently confirmed.
- AttributedLahj - Kahbub
Southern Giants say they downed a Houthi drone on the Kahbub front
The Southern Giants Brigades said they shot down a Houthi Rujum-type drone before it reached its target on the Kahbub front, with no damage reported. The account comes from one side only.
Source: samaaden.news - AttributedBab al-Mandab
Sanaa interior ministry: Saudi Arabia targeted the Mayun island lighthouse
The Houthi government's interior ministry condemned what it called a Saudi strike on the lighthouse of Mayun island, known as the Bab al-Mandab lighthouse, warning of the consequences for navigation safety in the strait. The coalition has not confirmed or commented.
Source: alkhabaralyemeni.net - ConfirmedHumanitarian
EU adds 22.5 million euros in humanitarian aid for Yemen
The European Commission announced an extra 22.5 million euros for Yemen, bringing its 2026 humanitarian aid for the country to 110 million euros. It said the military escalation of recent weeks has displaced around 230,000 people.
Source: khaligyoun.com - ConfirmedTurkey / Saudi Arabia
Turkey rules out fighting the Houthis under its defence pact with Saudi Arabia
Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler said Ankara does not envisage any clashes with the Houthis under the Mecca joint defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. He said any Turkish military support for Riyadh would mainly aim to strengthen deterrence, and requests would be assessed after parliament ratifies the pact.
Source: Daily Sabah SWI swissinfo / Reuters - DisputedNehm - Sanaa
Conflicting accounts of the deaths of the al-Qasha family in Nehm
The government army said a Houthi ballistic missile fired from Nehm veered off course and hit the home of Mohammed Ahmed al-Qasha, killing everyone inside. The Houthi-run local authority in Sanaa province said Saudi aircraft struck the homes of Mabkhout Ahmed al-Qasha and Muqbil Ahmed al-Ramadi in Nehm, killing and wounding civilians. There is no independent verification of the cause.
Source: khabaragency.net althawrah.ye - ConfirmedTaiz
UN: time running out to get aid into Taiz
The UN humanitarian office warned that fighting and Houthi road closures around Taiz, 20 days after the city was cut off, are blocking aid and preventing residents from leaving. Spokesman Jens Laerke said only tiny amounts of fuel and food have arrived since 3 October, and water production has fallen by about half.
Source: France 24 / AFP yemenmonitor.com - ConfirmedGulf of Oman
UKMTO: unknown projectile hits a tanker off Oman
UK Maritime Trade Operations said it received a report of a tanker hit by an unknown projectile 7 nautical miles north-east of Lima, Oman, while exiting the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker was able to continue its voyage, and ships were advised to exercise caution.
Source: ajel.sa