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Oct 29, 2026

Saudi airstrike kills 13 in Taiz as Houthi siege pushes Yemeni city into famine

A Saudi airstrike in western Taiz killed at least 13 people as the Yemeni city's governor declared residents are experiencing famine conditions due to a month-long siege by Houthi rebels. The governor warned the Houthis are trying to send the city "back to the stone age" and appealed for international intervention.

Oct 29, 20266 sources

Top claims

▪Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed on October 28, 2026 that a Saudi military cargo plane carrying weapons was present at Aden airport.
▪The Saudi-led coalition intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles over Riyadh and a Houthi drone in the Makkah region on October 29 and October 30, 2026.
▪The Houthi-run health ministry reported that Saudi-led airstrikes on a market in al-Hazm killed 14 people and wounded 15 others on October 28, 2026.

People involved

Abbas Araghchi Abdul-Malik al-Houthi

Subtopics

Houthi drone attacks on Saudi Arabia1 Houthi siege of Taiz October 20261 Houthi-Saudi escalation1 Human rights1 Wars & conflicts1 Yemen civil war1 Yemen's humanitarian emergency October 20261

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