Yemen front and the region
Sanaa health ministry reports Hayfan casualties as Houthis threaten Saudi officers
The Houthi-run health ministry reported civilian deaths and injuries in shelling in Hayfan, while the group threatened Saudi officers it said were directing operations in Yemen. Media also carried an Omani account of a ship crew evacuation near Musandam; the details and responsibility remain attributed to their sources.
Summary
- AttributedSanaa health authorities say a civilian and a child were killed and 4 others wounded by mortar fire in Hayfan; the toll and responsibility are not independently verified.
- AttributedThe Houthis name Saudi officers and threaten them and their bases; the statement does not establish a new attack.
- AttributedReports quote the Omani navy as saying 25 crew members were evacuated near Musandam; the incident is not added to Iranian tanker accounts.
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- AttributedTaiz — Hayfan
Sanaa health ministry reports 2 civilian deaths and 4 injuries in Hayfan shelling
The Houthi-run 26 September website quoted the health and environment ministry in Sanaa as reporting the deaths of a civilian and a child, with 4 others injured, in al-Amour in the al-Arouq area of Hayfan district. The ministry blamed mortar fire from Saudi-backed forces. Neither the toll nor responsibility was independently verified, and these figures are not added to other potentially overlapping casualty accounts.
Source: 26sep.net - AttributedYemen and Saudi Arabia
Houthis threaten Saudi officers they say direct operations in Yemen
The Houthis issued a statement naming Saudi officers they said oversee joint command and operational bases in several Yemeni governorates. The statement threatened to pursue the officers and target their bases, and urged civilians to stay away. These are allegations and threats by a party to the conflict, not proof of the stated command roles or of a new attack.
Source: 26sep.net - AttributedOman — Musandam
Reports relay Omani account of 25 crew members evacuated near Musandam
Media reports quoted Oman’s Maritime Security Centre and navy as saying 25 crew members had been evacuated from a commercial vessel near the Musandam coast. Al-Masry Al-Youm said the Panama-flagged ship had been targeted and caught fire 1.6 nautical miles offshore. The original Omani statement and exact incident time were not recovered, and there is no evidence linking the ship to tankers mentioned in Iranian accounts; neither the incidents nor ship counts are combined.
Source: almasryalyoum.com Business Upturn