Yemen’s Taiz Struggles With Hunger and Humanitarian Crisis Under Houthi Siege
Officials say the siege has cut off water, cooking gas and aid, leaving more than 600,000 people without humanitarian support.
- On Thursday, a Saudi airstrike in western Taiz killed at least 13 people, the Houthi-run health ministry reported, as local officials said a Houthi siege has pushed the Yemeni city into famine.
- The World Food Program stated it cannot reach over 600,000 people in Taiz, while Shamsan reported the city receives only a fraction of its water after Houthi forces seized outside sources.
- Since the offensive began, 271 people have been killed and 1,129 wounded, with Taiz sheltering about 124,000 displaced people since August according to the U.N. migration agency.
- Houthi leader Abdul Malik on Thursday dismissed reports of a siege as "Saudi-fabricated claims" on Houthi-run Al-Masirah, stating his forces were only cutting weapons supplies to "Saudi-backed militias."
- Human Rights Watch reported that the siege, which started in early Oct, could amount to the war crime of using starvation as a method of warfare, as Houthis control surrounding roads.
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cedarnews.netHeavy fighting and bombardments are taking place in various locations across Yemen. Thirteen deaths have been reported in the besieged city of Taiz alone, primarily women and children. Local authorities accuse the Houthis, who have surrounded the city, of causing a famine there. "The city is not on the brink of famine, but in a famine," states Governor Nabil Shamsan. The southwestern city is cut off from the supply of water, food, medicine, and…
Yemen's besieged Taiz is in famine, governor says, as 13 are killed by Saudi airstrike
The Houthi-run health ministry says a Saudi airstrike in western Taiz has killed at least 13 people, as local officials say a siege of the Yemeni city by Houthi rebels has pushed residents into famine.
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Yemen’s besieged Taiz is in famine, governor says, as 13 are killed by Saudi airstrike
The Houthi-run health ministry says a Saudi airstrike in western Taiz has killed at least 13 people, as local officials say a siege of the Yemeni city by Houthi rebels has pushed residents into famine.
In the Saudi attack in the western part of Taiz, in Yemen, at least 13 people were killed today, the Ministry of Health under the control of the Houthi rebels announced. Loc
A Saudi air strike in western Taiz killed at least 13 people on Thursday, the Houthis-controlled Ministry of Health reported, while local officials reported that the Yemeni siege of the city by the rebels has pushed residents into famine.
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