• Western Gateway: Houthi forces seized the Al-Hanjar checkpoint and "Red Hill" (Al-Taba Al-Hamra). This pushed the frontline to Taiz's western outskirts and cut the Wadi al-Dhabab highway.
• Southern Collapse: The Al-Misrakh district center has fallen. Houthi columns from Najd al-Qasim, Al-Aqroodh, and Al-Matali linked up, clearing the basin and trapping pro-Aden garrisons [1]. PLC claims of ambushes along the Talouq/Bardad axes lack visual validation, failing to confirm significant operational disruption or strategic impact.
• Southern Ridge: Houthi units are scaling Jabal Sabr, the ridge dominating Taiz's southern skyline [2]. PLC media claims counter-attacks at Qal'at Dubah and Tebat Mahyoub Thabit are unverified delaying actions to prevent Houthi overwatch [3].
• Coastal Buffer: Houthi forces contained a PLC counter-offensive from Lahj toward the Al-Wazi'iyah heights, clearing Wadi Sharirah and advancing toward Al-Shamayatayn. Elite PLC units (42nd Infantry Brigade) engaged in close-quarters combat along the Al-Wazi'iyah – Al-Mansurah axis to disrupt the Houthi logistics corridor from the Al-Mokha coast.
➡️ Analyst Ali Al-Nassi's map frame [4] confirms Houthi control of the Al-Misrakh and Al-Hanjar bottlenecks, leaving Jabal Sabr as the final barrier to a total 360-degree siege of the PLC urban perimeter.
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