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The Ansar Allah Houthi group reported on Sunday evening that two Saudi raids targeted the port of Ras Issa in Hodeidah Governorate, while the Iranian-backed group is waging battles against a Saudi-led coalition that supports the internationally recognized Yemeni government.
Al-Masirah TV channel reported that “the Saudi enemy launched two raids on the port of Ras Issa” on Yemen’s western coast on the Red Sea.
The group announced that during the past 24 hours, Saudi warplanes launched 75 air strikes and missile attacks targeting areas in a number of Yemeni governorates, including Hodeidah.
The military media said, in a statement published on the Telegram application, that the raids targeted what it described as “civilian objects” in the governorates of Saada, Taiz, Amran, Ibb, Dhamar, Lahj, Hodeidah, and Al-Jawf, indicating the use of F-15 and Typhoon fighter aircraft.
The statement added that the attacks resulted in civilian deaths and injuries, without providing a specific toll.
He pointed out that the total number of Saudi air strikes and missile attacks since the start of the escalation amounted to 3,830 attacks, according to the numbers he provided.
Earlier today, the Houthi media reported, citing an unnamed military official, new threats against the giant Saudi oil company, Aramco, and against air traffic in the Kingdom.
In recent weeks, the Iranian-backed group has escalated its attacks on various regions in the Kingdom, especially airports and oil facilities, accusing Riyadh, in return, of carrying out intensive air strikes on areas under its control in Yemen since a truce concluded in 2022 collapsed in July.
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The Yemeni news agency "Saba", affiliated with the Houthis, announced that the College of Medicine at Hodeidah University in the same governorate was targeted by Saudi raids, while two residents reported to Agence France-Presse that they heard an explosion in the area.
On the other hand, the Saudi-led coalition announced on Sunday the interception and destruction of a drone launched by the Ansar Allah group in Yemen towards the southern region of the Kingdom, stressing that the interception operation was successful.
The Houthi-run Saba News Agency quoted a military source as saying, "Aramco facilities are within range of the Yemeni armed forces, and investments in them are an adventure fraught with losses."
The official also warned "international airlines against using Saudi airspace, except for the airspace of Mecca and Medina."
A Houthi attack on October 10 on Riyadh International Airport resulted in the deaths of 13 people, making it the bloodiest attack on Saudi soil in nearly a decade.
The Saudi-led coalition in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government reported on Sunday that it had intercepted a ballistic missile and a drone launched by the Houthis “towards the southern region.”
The United Nations has counted the deaths of more than 1,600 people since the renewed fighting in Yemen.
In a related development, the “Saba” agency reported on Sunday that the Saudi Air Force “launched two raids today on Hodeidah University,” and two Hodeidah residents told Agence France-Presse that they heard an explosion in the area.
As for the Saudi-led coalition, it said on Sunday that it had carried out a “specific operation to neutralize vital sources” used by the Houthis, and published scenes showing what it said were attacks on the Hodeidah and Dhamar governorates.
"Yemeni families are forced to flee again"
The United Nations announced on Sunday the displacement of more than 300,000 people in Yemen due to the intensification of fighting in the west of the country, noting that the vast majority of displacement cases were recorded during the past two months.
In a statement, the International Organization for Migration called on "all parties to the conflict to protect civilians and humanitarian workers and ensure safe and unimpeded access to humanitarian aid, especially in the hard-to-reach areas of Taiz."
“After years of conflict, families in Yemen are once again forced to flee, often carrying only the clothes they are wearing,” said IOM head of mission in Yemen, Abdul Sattar Isoev.
"They are in urgent need of shelter, food, clean water and health care. Without more funding, thousands of families risk being left without the assistance they desperately need," he added.
Yemen returned to war in July, after four years of calm, due to the conflict in the Middle East.
In September, the intensity of the battles escalated, and the Houthis made progress on the ground, taking control of the western coast and the area of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which constitutes a strategic crossing point for maritime traffic between Europe and Asia.
Since then, Saudi Arabia, which supports the internationally recognized Yemeni government, has continued to bomb the Houthi sites, who in turn have responded by intensifying their attacks on the Kingdom.
The fighting led to a sharp rise in the prices of basic commodities. In the city of Taiz (west), the cost of essential goods has increased between three and five times due to battles that impede the arrival of supplies from neighboring areas, according to the International Organization for Migration.
Five IOM mobile medical teams operate in four governorates (Ma'rib, Lahj, Aden, and Taiz).
In light of increasing humanitarian needs, the International Organization for Migration estimates the amount of funding required over the next six months at approximately $45 million to provide life-saving assistance, including shelter, emergency financial assistance, health care, provision of drinking water and sanitation services, and protection of displaced people.
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