Fierce battles in Bab el-Mandeb and Taiz, and exchange of attacks between Houthis and the coalition

The scope of confrontations in Yemen is expanding between government forces and the Houthis, with the Shield of the Homeland forces and the Giants Brigades announcing control over positions in the Bab el-Mandeb axis as part of Operation "Dawn of Yemen" with air support from the coalition. The government army announces the execution of 1,382 targeting operations and the neutralization of 440 Houthis, while the Houthis announce targeting military gatherings with ballistic missiles.

The scope of military confrontations in Yemen is expanding between the Yemeni government forces and the Houthi group, with the "Shield of the Homeland" forces and the southern Giants Brigades announcing control over a number of hills and strategic positions in the Bab el-Mandeb axis, southwest of the country, as part of Operation "Dawn of Yemen", with air support from the Saudi-led Arab coalition forces. The spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces, Colonel Majid al-Nuzaili, announced the execution of 1,382 targeting operations in the past hours, which, according to him, resulted in the neutralization of about 440 Houthi leaders and elements, and the destruction or damage of 146 vehicles and combat equipment. He added that the forces thwarted infiltration attempts and attempts to retake positions in the Taiz, Bab el-Mandeb, Dhubab, and al-Mudharibah fronts. In response, the Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Saree, announced the targeting of military gatherings that he said attempted to advance south of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, using ballistic missiles and heavy weapons, while it was not possible to independently verify the casualty figures announced by the government army. In Taiz governorate, the government army announced thwarting a Houthi attack on the villages of Kahlan and Hama in al-Misrakh district, and continuing to clear the positions it recaptured in the al-Dhabab front west of the city. These developments coincided with airstrikes targeting Houthi positions and gatherings in the al-Aqroud and Sameh fronts, along with an exchange of artillery shelling in the al-Shaqab front and other locations east of Taiz. The article does not provide figures on government army or civilian casualties.