Yemen front and the region
Houthi media: 10 killed in strike on Saada home; Nation's Shield says it repelled Kahboub attack
A late-night hour dominated by rival accounts of losses. Houthi media report civilian deaths from Saudi strikes in Saada and Taiz, while government forces and the resistance say they repelled attacks and killed a Houthi commander on Mount Sabir. Regionally, Reuters quoted Iranian officials describing plans to target Gulf undersea internet cables if war resumes.
Summary
- AttributedAl-Masirah: 10 members of the al-Qahm family killed and 23 wounded in a Saudi strike on a home in Sahar, Saada.
- AttributedNation's Shield forces: Houthi assault on the Kahboub front repelled after roughly 30 hours of fighting.
- AttributedThe resistance in Taiz says Houthi commander Mohammed Ismail al-Darb was killed on the Sabir front.
- ConfirmedTaiz University's Faculty of Arts mourns two students killed fighting alongside government forces.
- AttributedTwo Iranian officials to Reuters: Tehran has plans to hit Gulf undersea cables if attacked again.
killed and wounded in Sahar, Saada, according to Houthi media
Al-Masirah 21:51Zhours of fighting at Kahboub, according to Nation's Shield
Twasl News 22:13ZDevelopments in this window
- AttributedTaiz - al-Shamayatain
Sanaa sources: one killed, five wounded in Saudi strikes on homes in al-Shamayatain
Pro-Houthi Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni said a Saudi airstrike on homes in al-Za'azi', al-Shamayatain district, killed a man and wounded a girl. Citing the Sanaa health ministry, it said a woman and three children were seriously wounded when a house was hit in al-Nashma in the same district. The coalition has not commented.
Source: Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni - UnverifiedEgypt
Sameh Shoukry: Egypt is not a party to the Yemen war
Twasl News headlines quoted Egyptian diplomat Sameh Shoukry as saying Egypt is not a party to the war in Yemen and that its support for Saudi Arabia is limited to protection. He was also quoted as saying disruption to shipping in Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab affects the Suez Canal. The article text could not be read because the site blocked access.
Source: Twasl News Twasl News - AttributedTaiz - Sabir
Resistance says Houthi commander Mohammed Ismail al-Darb killed on Mount Sabir
Al-Sahil Al-Gharbi reported that the resistance announced in a short video that Houthi commander Mohammed Ismail al-Darb was killed with others on the Sabir front on Friday. The outlet described him as the field supervisor of the Houthi push to overrun Mount Sabir south of Taiz. The Houthis have not confirmed his death.
Source: Al-Sahil Al-Gharbi - AttributedGulf
Reuters: Iran has plans to hit Gulf undersea cables if war resumes
Reuters quoted two senior Iranian security officials as saying Tehran has drawn up detailed plans to target undersea communications cables in the Gulf if the United States and Israel attack Iran again. They said Iran would try to block repairs to prolong internet outages and could target US-linked data centres. No US response appears in the available text.
Source: Haaretz / Reuters - AttributedLahj - Kahboub
Nation's Shield says it repelled a Houthi attack at Kahboub after 30 hours of fighting
Nation's Shield forces said in a statement that the 7th Brigade of the 1st Division thwarted a Houthi assault on a strategic axis of the Kahboub front. They said the clashes lasted about 30 hours and that their troops held their positions as part of Operation Dawn of Yemen. The Houthis have not commented on this account.
Source: Twasl News Waradana - ConfirmedTaiz
Taiz University mourns two students killed fighting the Houthis
Taiz University's Faculty of Arts issued an official statement mourning Abdulbasit al-Dhababi of the political science department and Aseel al-Wahabi of the media department. It said they were killed on the front lines while fighting alongside government forces. The statement did not say where or when they died.
Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni - AttributedSaada
Houthi media: 10 killed, 23 wounded in strike on a home in Sahar
Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said a Saudi strike hit the home of Ali al-Qahm in Sahar district. It said the toll rose to 10 dead and 23 wounded, most of them children and women. The coalition has not commented, and the toll could not be independently verified.
Source: Al-Masirah Raymah Net