Fighting intensifies across Yemen as humanitarian crisis deepens

Clashes between Yemeni government forces and Houthi fighters have intensified on several fronts as the humanitarian crisis deepens. Eight government-aligned soldiers were killed on the al-Maqatirah front in Lahij governorate, while government troops said they killed 12 Houthis at al-Aqroud in Taiz governorate. Government forces and their allies also reported strikes and offensives in Taiz, al-Jawf and Marib. The escalation follows the Houthis’ seizure of strategic territory along the Red Sea coast last month and a Saudi-backed government counteroffensive called “Dawn of Yemen.”