Saudis and Houthis exchange strikes, Yemenis flee by boat as Middle East war spreads
UN agencies say more than 125,000 people have fled as air strikes and missile attacks intensify, with thousands crossing the Red Sea by boat.
- Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis exchanged strikes across their border, with fighting reported near Yemen’s Red Sea coast and in areas including Hajjah and near Taiz.
- Yemenis fled by boat across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, while the International Organization for Migration said more than 100,000 people had been displaced by the fighting.
- Saudi Arabia said drone debris killed a Yemeni resident in Taif and reported that more than 80 people had previously been wounded in Houthi attacks.
- The conflict threatened Red Sea oil routes, while global crude prices remained above $100 a barrel.
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AlKhaleej TodayNearly 147,000 displaced in Yemen amid escalating fighting
ADEN — Nearly 147,000 people have been displaced across Yemen this month as fighting intensifies in several parts of the war-torn country, a Yemeni government body said Sunday.The Executive Unit for the Management of Displaced Persons Camps documented the displacement of 21,583 families, comprising 146,943 people, between Sept. 1 and 18 as a result of deteriorating security conditions.The displacement was recorded across eight provinces: Taiz an…
146,943 people displaced between Sept. 1 and 18, according to the executive unit
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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