It was reported that Houthis in Yemen killed 7 civilians in Taiz in the last 48 hours

In the report published by the Yemen Network for Rights and Freedoms and published by the news agency SABA, it was reported that 219 rights violations and crimes were committed by the Houthis in Taiz in two days.

Your violations; It was stated that it included actions such as death, injury, detention, enforced disappearance, house raids, searches and looting, random artillery fire on settlements and tightening of the blockade.

According to the report prepared by the organization's field teams, 7 civilians lost their lives and 9 civilians were injured as a result of artillery fire on houses, land mine explosions and the crash of a Houthi military vehicle.

In the report, it was stated that elements affiliated with the Houthis raided, searched and plundered more than 130 houses in the Et-Turbe, Al-Shamayetin and Jebel Hubsi regions of Taiz, and that 26 people, including children, the elderly and the sick, were detained and transferred to Ib and Zimar provinces.

The report emphasized that this situation increased the concern for the life and safety of the people in question and increased the suffering of their families.

On the other hand, it was stated that Houthi forces fired approximately 377 bullets towards the city of Taiz, as a result of the attacks, 29 houses and 18 civilian vehicles were partially or completely damaged, and there was fear and panic among the city's residents.

The report noted that the Houthis continued the blockade of Taiz and deepened the crisis by preventing the entry of basic needs, food, fuel and medicine simultaneously with the military escalation.

The Houthi movement has not yet made a statement regarding the report.

Taiz blockade and "Fajr al-Yemen" operation

While human rights and humanitarian organizations state that the Houthis have blocked most of the roads leading to government-controlled areas in Taiz and have blockaded the city since 2015, preventing the passage of aid convoys, the Houthi administration denies these accusations.

The "Yemen Dawn" military operation, which was launched in Yemen on October 5 and stated by Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi, aims to take back state institutions and gain control of the capital Sanaa, continues.

These developments are taking place within the framework of the wave of conflict that escalated in July, leaving behind the period of relative calm following the ceasefire that started in April 2022.

The crisis in Yemen began when the Houthis captured the capital Sanaa and many provinces in September 2014, while the coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia intervened militarily in March 2015 to support the legitimate government.

Houthis; It partially controls Sana, Sada, Amran, Zimar, Hudayda, Ib, Mihevet and Reyme, as well as Hajja, Beyda, Marib, Cevf, Dali and Taiz. Government forces and their allies control the temporary capital Aden, the majority of Mehre, Hadramut, Shabwa, Ebiyen, Lahij and Dali, and some parts of Taiz, Marib, Cevf, Hacca and Sada.