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The Yemeni government has called for urgent international action against weapons it says the Houthi group launches from Hudaydah near air routes over the southern Red Sea, warning of the danger to civilian aircraft and humanitarian flights and calling for enforcement of the arms embargo and coordination with the International Civil Aviation Organisation to assess the risks.
Yemen’s cabinet in Aden approved executive measures to mobilise resources and raise institutional, military, security, economic and humanitarian readiness, amid escalating fighting in Taiz and Lahj. The directives included securing goods, salaries and services and preparing for displacement-related consequences, while the cabinet welcomed the deposit of $60 million in Saudi support with the central bank.
People, including civilians, have been killed and injured as shelling and fighting continue between Yemeni government forces and the Houthis on several fronts. Alongside developments on the ground, the Defence Ministry discussed arrangements for general mobilisation, while the Interior Ministry announced the arrest of cells linked to the Houthis. The Human Rights Ministry said it had documented the deaths of 100 children recruited by the group during September.
The Yemeni Armed Forces said they had carried out eight precision strikes targeting Houthi reinforcements, weapons and military equipment, including three artillery batteries on the Al-Wazi’iyah front and a mobile air-defence system in Mokha, as well as leaders and members in Al-Mansoura and the Bab al-Mandab area.
The European Union’s Aspides mission said 2,640 ships have requested protection and escort services since it was launched in 2024, while about 130 ships request escorts each month in the Bab el-Mandeb. The mission faces a shortage of warships compared with the number targeted when it was established, amid continuing risks to shipping in the Red Sea.
Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Colonel Majed al-Nazili announced that 356 targeting operations had been carried out over 24 hours on several fronts, saying field estimates indicated that 476 Houthi members had been killed or wounded, in addition to the destruction and disabling of command centres, weapons depots and military vehicles.
Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi ordered the implementation procedures for the safe return and general mobilisation decisions to be expedited after completing their constitutional and legal processes. He said mobilisation includes human, material and moral resources, while presenting an account of military operations during a meeting in Riyadh and affirming that the status of those who leave the Houthis will be regularised under the announced guarantees.
Yemen’s parliament approved a request by Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi to declare general mobilisation to confront the Houthi military escalation. The mobilisation will take effect from the date of its declaration and end when the reasons for it cease to exist. The council cited constitutional and legal provisions, calling on political forces to overcome their differences and support the armed forces.
Yemeni government forces said the Houthis are using modified Iranian air-defence systems capable of flying for around 25 minutes while searching for targets through thermal tracking. Experts say their potential capabilities could affect military operations and aviation safety in the southern Red Sea, while stressing the need for field data to establish their actual operational range.
The Houthi-affiliated Health Ministry said seven people were killed and 40 others, including children, were injured in strikes targeting shops in the Mafraq Mawiyah area east of Taiz. While the ministry accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the attack, Yemen’s government forces said their aircraft had struck a Houthi camp and military vehicles near the site.
Yemen’s Health Minister Qasim Buhaibah has warned that declining funding and an influx of displaced people could lead to a complete shutdown of health services in some areas. Health assistance is needed by 19.3 million people, while the response has received only 17% of the required funding, amid epidemics, malnutrition and declining facility readiness.
Several Yemeni fronts have seen fighting, air strikes and reciprocal shelling between government forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi group, with clashes concentrated in Taiz and Kahboub overlooking Bab al-Mandab. Both sides have traded claims of advances and inflicted losses, while offering differing accounts of control over Mount Numan and surrounding areas.
The cities of Marib and Taiz marked the 64th anniversary of the 26 September Revolution with official and popular events, as clashes took place between government forces and fighters from the Ansar Allah group. In a speech marking the occasion, Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi called for mobilisation and enlistment in the armed forces, and announced an amnesty for those who abandon fighting alongside the Houthis.
Military escalation in Yemen has forced tens of thousands of families to leave their areas, with displacement concentrated in Taiz, Lahj, Aden, Abyan and Hudaydah, while more than 3,000 people have reached Djibouti. UNICEF says the fighting has caused child casualties and disrupted schools and health facilities, amid rising acute malnutrition.
Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi called for general mobilisation and urged people to join the armed forces and security services through official channels, announcing an opportunity to return for those who leave the Houthi group. He said those covered by the initiative would receive a comprehensive amnesty to be issued later in accordance with legal and constitutional procedures, alongside the regularisation of the status of army and security personnel.
The Ash-Shuqab front in Mount Saber, Taiz governorate, is seeing military movements and preparations amid fears of a new escalation between government forces and the Houthi group. Near the front lines, residents of Kahlan and Ash-Shuqab face a rough road that hampers the evacuation of patients and the transport of food, forcing them to fund its construction and repairs themselves.
Yemen’s Taiz governorate received more than 83,000 displaced people from over 11,000 families during September, amid deteriorating water, electricity and housing services and rising living costs. A local official called on international and regional organisations to provide shelter, food, medicine and education for the new arrivals.
Fighting continues in Taiz, Lahj and Marib, with government forces announcing that they had shot down a drone and thwarted an infiltration attempt near the Hijej al-Abd road. The escalation coincided with civilian deaths in Lahj and Shabwah, while the number of displaced people exceeded 134,000. The United Nations called for civilians to be protected and aid access to be facilitated.
In September, Marib received 412 families comprising 2,954 people who fled the military escalation on the western coast and elsewhere, amid shortages of shelter and declining aid. Women and children make up 78% of new arrivals in the governorate, which has cumulatively hosted more than 2,217,000 displaced people since 2014.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees expects the number of people displaced within Yemen to rise from 130,000 to around 230,000 in the coming months, amid renewed fighting between government forces and the Houthis, while the number of refugees travelling by sea across the Red Sea to Djibouti is expected to increase to 10,000.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the Aspides mission to protect shipping in the Red Sea needs more than 10 warships, while it currently has six, amid escalating threats and growing complexities facing shipping in the region.
G7 foreign ministers called on Tehran to stop arming and supporting the Houthi group in Yemen, warning of the repercussions of escalation for the conflict, international trade and energy security. They also called on the Houthis to halt military actions and attacks on civilian vessels and return in good faith to the political process.
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher warned that Yemen is nearing famine amid a rapid rise in humanitarian needs and worsening hunger levels. The warning comes as tens of thousands have been displaced and more than 2,000 Yemenis have crossed into Djibouti, while escalating clashes and a fuel crisis hinder civilian movement.
Fighting has intensified in the highlands stretching between the Red Sea and Indian Ocean coasts, as the Houthis seek to seize the area and Saudi air raids fail to drive the fighters out. Meanwhile, the group said it had attacked Riyadh for the first time since the escalation began, while The New York Times reported that Donald Trump cancelled air strikes that were being prepared.
