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Houthi Red Sea control and escalating Taiz siege

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The Houthi offensive has fundamentally shifted the conflict, with Ansar Allah forces seizing control of Yemen’s western Red Sea coast, including the strategic port of Mocha and several key islands. This advance has consolidated Houthi control over the Bab al-Mandab Strait, raising international concerns regarding global trade. Military operations have intensified through the ‘Dawn of Yemen’ campaign. In Taiz, government forces and popular resistance are engaged in heavy fighting against Houthi militias across the Al-Aqroud, Al-Masrakh, and Jabal Sabr fronts. Recent ~~clashes~~ escalations include intense ground clashes and airstrikes in the Al-Masrakh district, where over 30 Houthi fighters were reportedly killed. Local activists have alleged that Houthi forces used projectiles containing chemical substances and that civilians, including a ~~large-scale assault~~ ten-year-old child, have been targeted by sniper fire. In Al-Jawf province, government forces reportedly regained control of portions of the Huwayshiyan mountains. Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting a Houthi ~~“Al-Ghamari Battalion” on~~ drone in the ~~Kahlan front, which was repelled by national army forces using unconventional searchlight tactics.~~ Makkah region. In ~~southern Yemen, Aden International Airport briefly suspended flights~~ Aden, residents remain on alert following ~~missile~~ Houthi claims of responsibility for strikes ~~near~~ targeting the ~~facility, including an impact at~~ international airport, military camps, the ~~adjacent Al-Nasr Camp.~~ city port, and the presidential palace. The humanitarian situation in Taiz ~~has reached a catastrophic state. Taiz Governor Nabil Shamsan reports the city~~ is ~~experiencing “actual famine” as food supplies are exhausted.~~ catastrophic. The ~~Houthi blockade and ongoing fighting have caused~~ UN warns that approximately 800,000 people are trapped in the ~~daily water supply to plummet from 35,000 cubic meters~~ governorate, where access to ~~approximately 5,000 liters. The health sector is near collapse, with 120 health centers non-functional and critical shortages of oxygen (2%)~~ water and ~~fuel (5%).~~ essential services is restricted by shifting frontlines. Human ~~rights organizations have documented significant civilian harm, including~~ Rights Watch has described the ~~deaths~~ siege of ~~women and children from indiscriminate shelling and sniping. The UN has verified 32 civilian deaths in~~ Taiz ~~between August 1~~ as a “possible war crime of starvation.” Yemeni Minister of Endowments and ~~October 19, noting that fighting~~ Guidance, Sheikh Turki al-Wadaei, has ~~displaced over 281,000 people since early August.~~ called for urgent international intervention to lift the blockade, describing it as a religious and humanitarian duty.

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