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Residents in Yemen’s Taiz are facing severe food and water shortages as a Houthi blockade cuts off a key supply route.

Yemen's government forces launched hundreds of strikes on Houthi locations, a spokesperson says.

Amid growing threats, a grassroots aid effort has transformed into an initiative to get more ammunition to the front.

De Jemenitische stad Taiz is volledig omsingeld door Houthi-rebellen. Alle aanvoerwegen zijn afgesloten, mensen en goederen kunnen de stad niet in of uit. De derde stad van het land is door de strategische ligging al jaren een troef voor de strijdende partijen. Ook nu weer is dit een belangrijk front in de recent opgelaaide oorlog tussen de Houthi's en het r

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3456,w_5184/742946' alt='Workers collect garbage from a street in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen, October 20, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub)' title='Workers collect garbage from a street in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen, Octo

Yemen'in kuşatma altındaki kenti Taiz'in farklı noktalarında, hükümet güçleri ile kuşatma altında tuttukları kente girmeye çalışan İran destekli Husiler arasında şiddetli çatışmalar yaşanıyor.

About 30 deminers from the Halo Trust remain among hundreds of thousands of civilians stuck in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz, the organisation said on Wednesday. Houthi rebels have encircled the government-held city as the two sides fight for control. The blockade has effectively severed the last route through the mountains connecting the city to the inte

Today on Trending Middle East , the UK is sending Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to help defend its cities and vital infrastructure against Houthi attacks. The aircraft will be used to intercept aerial threats and will not carry out strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. Meanwhile, food and fuel prices have more than doubled in Yemen’s besieged city of

The prices of food and fuel have doubled in the city of Taiz as it struggles under a Houthi siege, the UN warned on Tuesday, as it urged the Yemeni rebels to let supplies enter. The fuel crunch is affecting hospitals and putting patients' lives in danger, while many families in Taiz are struggling to obtain water, said Laurent Bukera, a UN humanitarian offic