At least five civilians killed in Houthi attacks in Yemen’s Taiz province
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- At least five civilians have been killed in Houthi shelling across Yemen’s Taiz province, according to a government-affiliated report.
- Shelling in Taiz city injured 17 civilians, including six elderly people, five women, and six children, over the past 24 hours.
At least five civilians have been killed and more than a dozen others injured in Houthi shelling across Yemen’s southwestern Taiz province, according to the Taiz Governorate Human Rights Office, cited by the government-run Yemen TV channel.
Among those killed was five-year-old Ahlam Abdulsalam, who died when shelling struck her family’s home in the Haysaban area of Al-Misrakh district, the report said.
In Taiz city, Houthi shelling struck densely populated residential neighborhoods, injuring 17 civilians over the past 24 hours, according to the report.
The injured included six elderly people, five women, and six children.
The reported casualties come amid renewed fighting across several fronts in Taiz province, where government forces and Houthi fighters have been engaged in a prolonged conflict.
