Saudi air raids kill ten civilians and wound fourteen in Yemen's Taiz and Al-Jawf
Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen's Taiz and Al-Jawf governorates killed ten civilians and injured fourteen, according to Houthi-affiliated media.
Houthi-linked Al-Masirah TV reported that eight civilians died and eleven were wounded in Taiz, while two more were killed and three injured in Al-Jawf. The attacks were carried out by Saudi forces over the past 24 hours. The Houthi movement has recently launched a rapid offensive along the Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandab strait, while also targeting Saudi Arabia with drones and missiles.
Why it matters
The casualties highlight the escalating humanitarian toll of the Saudi-Houthi conflict and its impact on civilian populations.
How this story developed
- Sep 10 Yemen's multi-front war intensifies as Houthis and government forces vie for strategic strongholds
- Sep 15 Houthi forces reported seizing the Greater and Lesser Hanish islands.
- Sep 15 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met President Abdel Fattah al‑Sisi in Cairo to discuss Red Sea navigation and retaliation against the Houthis.
- Sep 16 Saudi civil defense issued emergency shelter warnings for Jeddah, Mecca and Taif.
- Sep 16 Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a drone aimed at Mecca and accused Iran-backed Houthi rebels of the plot, which the rebels denied.
- Sep 16 Saudi coalition announced a drone it said was Houthi‑linked was heading toward Mecca and triggered a brief security alert.
- Sep 16 Houthis seized coastal towns and islands at the mouth of the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
- Sep 18 Since the earlier report of 86,000 displaced, the UN now says over 112,000 have been forced from their homes.
- Sep 19 Washington met Houthi envoys in Oman and secured assurances that American vessels would not be targeted.
- Sep 19 The Saudi Directorate of Civil Defence said the danger has passed in Riyadh and al‑Kharj and urged residents to continue following its instructions and avoid gathering or filming.
- Sep 19 The Houthis announced new missile and drone strikes on Riyadh and Yanbu.
- Sep 19 Saudi officials confirmed that Yemen's Houthi forces attempted a ballistic missile strike on Riyadh, which was intercepted, and also failed to hit targets in Yanbu, Taif, Baysh and Farasan.
- Sep 22 The United States declined to conduct direct kinetic strikes against the Houthis.
- Sep 22 UN agencies warned that displacement could rise to over 230,000 if the fighting continues.
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Saudi airstrikescivilian casualtiesYemen conflictTaizAl-JawfHouthi offensiveRed SeaBab al-Mandab
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