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Saudis and Houthis exchange strikes, Yemenis flee by boat as Middle East war spreads

The escalation has displaced more than 125,000 people, and UNICEF says over 57,000 children are among those fleeing.

  • Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis exchanged strikes, including reported Saudi airstrikes in Hajjah and Taiz.
  • Yemenis fled fighting by boat across the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb, while the International Organization for Migration reported that more than 100,000 people had been displaced.
  • Saudi Arabia reported that debris from an intercepted drone killed a Yemeni resident in Taif; authorities had previously reported more than 80 wounded.
  • The conflict threatened oil routes as crude prices remained above $100 per barrel.
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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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France24 broke the news in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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