Along Yemen's southwestern coast, where the ancient strait of Bab al-Mandeb has long marked the threshold between worlds, more than sixty lives were extinguished in a single Saturday as Houthi forces pressed a renewed offensive against Saudi-backed government troops. The collapse of a fragile ceasefire in July has reopened wounds that never fully closed in a war now entering its twelfth year, and the rebels' advance toward hills overlooking one of the planet's most consequential maritime passages carries consequences that ripple far beyond Yemen's borders. In a country where 18 million people
Yemen death toll surges as Houthis escalate western offensive
At least 60 killed including 6 civilians struck by missile fire; 150,000+ already dead in Yemen's civil war with 4.5 million displaced and 18.2 million needing humanitarian aid.