Yemen Market Strike
Deadly Market Strike in Yemen Kills Seven Amid Escalating Fighting
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At least seven people were killed and about 40 injured, including children, in a strike at the Mawiya junction market in Yemen’s Taiz province, according to Houthi-run authorities. The Houthis said Saudi airstrikes hit commercial shops, while Yemen’s internationally recognized government said its forces targeted a Houthi military camp and vehicles at the same location; government sources said militants had recently established a camp nearby. The competing accounts and circumstances of the strike could not be independently verified. The incident came amid renewed, escalating fighting in Taiz and wider exchanges, including Houthi drone and missile attacks toward Saudi Arabia.
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The renewed fighting has displaced at least 125,000 people, with clashes also reported in Yemen’s highlands near the strategically important Bab al-Mandab Strait.
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Yemen’s internationally recognized government called for a general mobilization and offered amnesty to Houthi fighters who surrender and leave the movement.
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Schools in Riyadh announced a week of remote learning after the reported drone interceptions; messages to parents cited by AFP did not explain the reason for the change.
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