Saudis and Houthis exchange strikes, Yemenis flee by boat as Middle East war spreads
The UN says more than 100,000 people have been displaced and thousands have crossed the Red Sea to Djibouti as fighting spreads.
- Houthi fighters seized Yemen's Red Sea coast in a lightning offensive, triggering massive displacement as families flee toward Djibouti in overcrowded boats. The United Nations migration agency reports at least 112,000 people have been displaced inside Yemen within the last two weeks.
- Hostilities erupted again in July after a 2022 ceasefire largely halted fighting, as the Houthis renewed attacks to lift a blockade. The group's rapid advance reignited full-blown civil war across several fronts.
- Nearly 3,000 people have crossed the Gulf of Aden to Djibouti in less than a week, arriving with limited food and water. The U.N. children's agency, known as UNICEF, reports more than 57,000 children are among the displaced.
- The Houthi advance has bolstered Tehran's regional position while tightening control over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic chokepoint for global oil shipping. Fuel prices surged, with the Houthi-run Yemen Petroleum Company announcing a 10 percent increase.
- International efforts to reach a political settlement remain stalled as regional tensions intensify, with no sign the violence will let up soon. Analysts warn the broader conflict could further destabilize global energy markets if shipping routes remain threatened.
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More than 10,000 could flee Yemen fighting to Djibouti in coming months: UN
The Iran-backed Houthis earlier this month seized control of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline, in a dramatic offensive that has left hundreds of people on both sides dead, threatened global trade and pushed up energy prices
More than 130,000 have been displaced within Yemen and about 3,000 others have fled to Djibouti since fighting resumed in early September between pro-Iranian Houthi rebels and government forces.
Some 230,000 internally displaced persons in Yemen and 10,000 other refugees in Djibouti are expected to need humanitarian assistance in the coming months, said the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday.
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