🇾🇪 ❌ 🇸🇦 | Ongoing events in Yemen:

— Aden: Missile Strike on Al-Ma’ashiq Presidential Palace

Reports indicate that Al-Ma’ashiq Presidential Palace in Aden, the provisional capital of the internationally recognized Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), was struck by AnsarAllah's ballistic missiles during a meeting involving Prime Minister Sha’i Al-Zindani, several cabinet members, and Saudi officials. Video footage reportedly shows smoke rising from the palace following what local sources described as five consecutive explosions. Other Yemeni sources reported that eight ballistic missiles struck the palace. A Yemeni military source stated that a military operations headquarters operated by Saudi officers inside the palace, along with affiliated weapons depots, was targeted. The Saudi-backed group reportedly said that two guards were killed and six others were injured. Separately, reports identified the two fatalities as bodyguards of Prime Minister Sha’i Al-Zindani affiliated with militias loyal to Saudi Arabia. These accounts may refer to the same casualties.

— Yahya Saree’s Statement on Saudi Military Presence

Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, stated that the attack on the Saudi military operations headquarters in Aden was carried out as part of the declared equation of targeting Saudi military gatherings wherever they are located. He further declared that any Saudi military presence, wherever it may be, would henceforth be considered a legitimate target for the Yemeni Armed Forces. Separately, reports indicated that explosions rocked Najran in Saudi Arabia. The circumstances and extent of the reported explosions were not specified in the information provided.

— Ta’izz: Safe Passage Announced for PLC-Affiliated Forces

Ahmed al-Mawasi, the Governor of Ansarallah-controlled Ta’izz Governorate, called on PLC-affiliated armed forces in Ta’izz city to abandon positions inside residential buildings and other facilities. The Governor of Ta’izz in the Sana’a government similarly urged armed personnel to stop using houses and facilities as fortifications, offering them the choice of pursuing peace or leaving the city safely with their personal weapons. The authorities declared the Najd Qaseem–Al-Turbah–Aden road a safe passage for armed personnel wishing to withdraw with their vehicles and weapons. They said the measure was intended to spare Ta’izz further destruction and the consequences of war.

— Saudi-Led Airstrikes and Border Attacks

In northern Yemen, Saudi-led coalition aircraft reportedly carried out three raids on various areas of Haraf Sufyan district. In Saada Governorate, Saudi aircraft reportedly targeted the Bani Ma’adh area in Sahar district with an airstrike. Saudi artillery and drones were also reported to have targeted the Al-Sheikh area in the border district of Munabbih. Two Yemeni citizens and one African migrant were reportedly injured by Saudi fire in the border districts of Shada, Qataba, and Manbah. Saudi forces also reportedly shelled areas of Al-Dhaher border district, west of Saada Governorate, with artillery. Separately, initial reports indicated that a Saudi aircraft had been shot down in Saada, although this claim remains unconfirmed in the information provided.

— Other Reported Developments

Reports also indicated that another AnsarAllah stronghold in the Yemeni town of Birqa, in Aden Governorate, was targeted. Explosions were also reported in Ma’rib, in PLC-controlled western Yemen, following what was described as an AnsarAllah ballistic missile strike.

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