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Yemen conflict intensifies with drone warfare and multi-axis

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The conflict in Yemen has escalated into its most intense period since the 2022 truce, ~~characterized by advanced drone warfare~~ with UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg warning of a heightened risk of renewed large-scale warfare. Hostilities have surged, including a 24-hour period where the Yemeni government conducted 133 operations against Houthi positions using drones, artillery, and ~~multi-axis combat.~~ rockets. Houthi ~~rebels~~ forces have intensified maritime and land ~~operations, implementing~~ operations. Recent strikes include targeting a ~~‘blockade against blockade’ strategy that has severely impacted Al-Makha port~~ Saudi military landing ship and four escort vessels in the Red ~~Sea shipping. Recent ballistic missile strikes, identified by some~~ Sea, as ~~Iranian-made Fateh-110s, have targeted civilian areas and commercial vessels. In Hodeidah province, Houthi~~ well as a drone attack on an Aramco refinery in Jizan. A ballistic missile ~~strikes~~ strike on the ~~Al-Khokha and Hays districts have killed several civilians, including children. Maritime instability continues~~ Saudi oil tanker ‘Amzan’ near ~~the Bab al-Mandab Strait, where~~ Yanbu caused a ~~cargo ship recently sustained significant damage from unidentified projectiles southeast of Mocha.~~ fire on the main deck, though no crew injuries were reported. On land, Houthi operations in the ~~Yemeni army~~ Al-Abr and ~~Shabwa Defense forces have engaged in retaliatory drone strikes against~~ Al-Wadiah regions reportedly destroyed weapon-carrying trucks and targeted Saudi troop concentrations. In response, Tareq Saleh of the Presidential Leadership Council has announced preparations for a “decisive battle” to reclaim Sana’a and Hodeidah. Meanwhile, Chairman Rashad al-Alimi has ordered the closure of all illegal ports and border crossings to disrupt the “war economy” used to fund Houthi ~~command centers.~~ militias. Humanitarian ~~concerns have deepened following reports from the~~ conditions remain dire. The Yemenian Network for Rights and ~~Freedoms, which~~ Freedoms documented approximately 59,000 civilian casualties caused by Houthi militias between 2015 and mid-2026, including ~~thousands of women and children.~~ 17,115 direct killings. Additionally, allegations have surfaced that the Houthis are using prisoner releases as a “trap” to recruit detainees for frontline combat to address manpower shortages. Political tensions remain high. Tareq Saleh of the Presidential Leadership Council asserted that securing the Red Sea requires reclaiming Hodeidah heavy seasonal rains and ~~Sanaa, describing Yemen as the first line of defense against regional ambitions. Meanwhile, Houthi forces continue to claim responsibility for strikes on Saudi military convoys~~ flash floods have caused 73 deaths and ~~oil tankers, such as~~ displaced over 7,600 families across the ~~‘Amzan’ near Yanbu.~~ country.

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