Yemen Minister Says Houthi Attack on Marib Kills 2, Wounds 14

Health Minister Qassem Bahaibah said the attack targeted residential areas and displacement camps, and denounced the Iran-aligned Houthis as a “terrorist militia” in a post on X on Friday, adding that the casualty toll was preliminary. He said authorities had instructed all health facilities to raise their levels of alert and preparedness. The attack came a day after the Houthis killed at least 30 government soldiers in Hadramout and Marib provinces. In a media statement, the Ministry of Public Health and Population condemned the attack in the strongest terms, saying the deliberate targeting of safe residential neighbourhoods and camps of displaced people, and the resulting casualties among unarmed civilians, constitutes a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and of all humanitarian values and covenants.