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Saudis and Houthis exchange strikes, Yemenis flee by boat as Middle East war spreads
- More than 125,000 people have fled their homes as Iran-backed Houthi rebels advance down the Red Sea coast, marking one of Yemen's fastest displacement waves in years.
- Hostilities erupted in July after a 2022 ceasefire largely halted fighting, with Houthi rebels renewing attacks on Saudi Arabia in what they claim aims to lift the blockade.
- UNICEF reports the displaced include more than 57,000 children, with Obia Achieng, UNICEF representative, calling it "one of the most fast-moving and volatile displacement waves Yemen has seen in years."
- Displaced civilians like Eshraq Abdel Gelil have arrived in cities like Taiz, where families face dire conditions; Abdel Gelil, four months pregnant, feared medical complications after the harrowing journey.
- The offensive threatens Saudi oil exports and global fuel prices, straining resources for around 5 million Yemenis already experiencing acute food insecurity before this latest crisis.
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More than 115,000 people left their homes due to a new Houthi offensive in YemenDue to the Houthi offensive, more than 112,000 Yemenis became displaced and nearly 3,000 fled by sea to Djibouti. People leave their homes without things.
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Saudis and Houthis fight, Yemeni refugees flee by boat, Iran war spreads
Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis exchanged fresh strikes across their border on Thursday and Yemenis took to boats in the Red Sea to escape fighting, as the spreading Middle East war created new threats to global oil supplies.
·Charleston, United States
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Leaning Left29Leaning Right16Center28Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left
Bias Distribution
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40% Left
L 40%
C 38%
R 22%
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