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Yemen prison death toll rises to 23 as Houthi rebel clashes with Saudi-backed forces escalate
Rescue teams recovered four more bodies as the strike killed at least 23 people and wounded seven, officials said.
- On Monday, a coalition airstrike destroyed a prison in Hazm, the Jawf provincial capital, killing at least 23 people. Rescuers recovered additional bodies from the rubble on Wednesday, with seven injured in the attack.
- This escalation shattered a four-year truce that had largely halted fighting. Before the strike, violence between Aug and Sept killed at least 194 people and wounded over 880, while displacing more than 21,000 others.
- Saudi-Backed government forces advanced in eastern Hazm on Wednesday, cutting off Houthi supply routes. Rebels reported 48 airstrikes over 12 hours across Jawf, Marib, Hodeida, Taiz, Bayda, and Saada provinces.
- Following the strike, Houthis retaliated Tuesday by targeting southern Saudi cities and oil facilities, prompting temporary suspensions of some operations. These exchanges threaten Yemen's fragile ceasefire amid escalating violence.
- Renewed fighting threatens global oil shipments as Houthis target infrastructure in the Red Sea, compounding risks affecting the Strait and Hormuz. The civil war has killed at least 150,000 people since 2014, according to U.N. estimates.
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The death toll in Yemen prison airstrike rises to 23 with 7 still missing, Houthi rebels say
The prison in Hazm, the Jawf provincial capital, collapsed on Monday when coalition strikes hit the area, killing at least 23 people, including the four whose bodies were found on Wednesday.
·El Segundo, United States
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Yemen prison death toll rises to 23 as Houthi rebel clashes with Saudi-backed forces escalate
Rescuers in Yemen have pulled more bodies from the rubble of a prison run by Iran-backed Houthi rebels that was hit in a deadly airstrike earlier this week, as an escalation between the rebels and a Saudi-led coalition threatened Yemen’s fragile ceasefire.
·New York, United States
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