Riyadh - Riyadh: Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Al-Alimi issued a decision appointing Bassam Mahdhar Al-Sanabi as commander of the Nation Shield Forces, succeeding Bashir Al-Mudharbi. All of the figures belong to the Salafi current.

Gulf of Aden - Gulf of Aden: Yemeni Coast Guard forces announced the seizure of a boat carrying 120 irregular migrants and the arrest of three smugglers, while legal measures were taken and the migrants were treated humanely.

Aden - Khormaksar: Emergency and Security Support forces continued their heavy deployment in the capital, Aden, as part of a security plan aimed at securing Eid Al-Fitr celebrations.

Al-Dhalea - Al-Dhalea City: Yemeni Interior Minister Ibrahim Haidan appointed Aidarous Abdulrahim Al-Thuwair as Director-General of Police in Al-Dhalea governorate.

Hadramout - Seiyun: Nation Shield Forces announced the destruction of quantities of weapons confiscated from citizens in Wadi and Desert Hadramout as part of a field campaign carried out in the area.

Shabwa - Ataq: Local sources reported the issuance of a decision appointing Abdulkarim Al-Muradi, who hails from Marib governorate, as chief of staff of the 3rd Shabwa Defense Brigade. Some parties in Shabwa rejected the move.

Taiz - Asifra: An elderly civilian was wounded by Houthi sniper fire in the Asifra area north of Taiz while returning home, suffering an injury to his left hand.

Hadramout - Al-Wadiah: One soldier was killed and about 40 others from the security forces stationed in the Al-Wadiah border area with Saudi Arabia were injured as a result of flash floods, strong winds, and storms.

Aden - Al-Tawahi: The Southern Transitional Council's Foreign Affairs body said Saudi measures had restricted the operational capabilities of its forces in confronting the Houthis, noting that Houthi threats to international navigation and the countries of the region have escalated since Saudi measures were initiated against it in January 2026.

Lahj - Bab Al-Mandab: The Southern Giants Forces seized a smuggling boat off Lahj's coast coming from Iran and heading to the Houthi-controlled port of Al-Salif, carrying unauthorized medicines and metal wires. Ten Pakistani sailors on board were also detained near Bab Al-Mandab.

Hadramout - Mukalla: The Second Military Region in Mukalla foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons through the Shihr checkpoint, where DShK machine-gun mounts and mortar rounds were seized.

Sanaa - Sanaa: Houthi leader Abdulmalik Al-Houthi said the group would initiate military action if developments in the war with Iran made such a move necessary.

Shabwa - Harib Front: One soldier was killed and three others from the Shabwa Defense Forces were wounded in a Houthi attack on the Harib front.

Sanaa - Sanaa: The Houthi military spokesman threatened direct intervention in the event of alliances with the United States and Israel against Iran or the use of the Red Sea to launch "hostile" operations.

Al-Dhalea - Al-Thukhub Front: Three soldiers were killed in Houthi mortar shelling targeting Southern forces positions on the Al-Thukhub front northwest of Al-Dhalea.

Taiz - Taiz City: The Yemeni Socialist Party said one of its young cadres, Abdul Samad Al-Qadhi, was killed while at his workplace in Taiz city.

Hadramout - Seiyun: PLC member Al-Khanbashi called for the issuance of a republican decree establishing the Barasheed Brigade, alongside reorganizing the situation of the First Military Region in Wadi Hadramout.

Sanaa - Sanaa: The Houthi military spokesman announced a ballistic missile attack on Israeli targets in support of Iran and its allies.

Sanaa - Sanaa: A missile launch from Yemen toward Israel was detected for the first time since the outbreak of the war with Iran, while the Israeli army said it had successfully intercepted it.

Hadramout - Mukalla: The Southern Transitional Council in Hadramout said local authorities had carried out "arbitrary practices" against a number of citizens, pointing to the raiding of the home of an activist in an attempt to arrest him by personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department.

Hadramout - Al-Wadiah Crossing: Al-Wadiah Crossing Protection Forces foiled an attempt to smuggle 450 pregabalin pills hidden inside a car engine.

Shabwa - Bayhan: Shabwa Defense Forces announced the downing of a Houthi drone in the skies over Bayhan.

Aden - Al-Tawahi: The STC's General Assembly said the coming phase would witness firm steps in defense of "the Council's entity and the people's rights", and called on the National Assembly to "reorganize the Southern popular resistance and raise its military readiness to confront any potential developments."

Marib / Shabwa - Harib: Two soldiers were wounded after a Houthi drone targeted a position of the 9th Shabwa Defense Brigade on the Harib front in Marib.

Hodeidah - Hodeidah: A civilian was wounded in Houthi shelling that targeted an IDP camp south of Hodeidah, according to Saba News Agency.

Shabwa - Radum: The Yemeni Interior Ministry announced the arrival of 200 irregular African migrants on the coast of Radum in Shabwa.

Hodeidah - Hodeidah: The United Nations Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) announced the formal end of its operations in Hodeidah, with its remaining tasks transferred to the UN Special Envoy's Office.

Hadramout - Mukalla: A military source from the Barasheed Brigade told South24 that directives from PLC member and Hadramout Governor Salem Al-Khanbashi approved the dismissal of more than 1,000 officers and soldiers from Lahj and Al-Dhalea from the brigade's ranks. The Barasheed Brigade has been among the most prominent brigades leading counterterrorism efforts in Hadramout governorate since 2016.

Aden - Al-Tawahi: Security sources told South24 that authorities in Aden had approved security measures to prevent a rally called by the Southern Transitional Council in Al-Tawahi.

Hadramout - Mukalla: Authorities in Hadramout arrested a number of opposition figures aligned with the Southern Transitional Council after they disrupted an event organized by local authorities in solidarity with Saudi Arabia.

Hadramout - Mukalla: Hadrami protesters aligned with the Southern Transitional Council stormed the venue of an event organized by local authorities in Mukalla, Hadramout, in support of Saudi Arabia. The protesters tore down Saudi flags, raised the South flag, and burned photos of PLC Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi, while security forces opened fire during the event without causing injuries.

Shabwa - Bayhan: Three soldiers from the Shabwa Defense Forces were wounded in a Houthi drone attack targeting a military position in the Al-Ulya area of Bayhan district.

Sanaa - Sanaa: The Houthi military spokesman announced that the group had targeted sensitive Israeli targets in southern Palestine with ballistic missiles, saying the operation constituted the third attack in what it called the "Battle of the Sacred Jihad."

Aden - Al-Tawahi: Security authorities in Aden closed the entire coastal road leading to Al-Tawahi to prevent pro-STC demonstrators from reaching the city, while military and armored vehicles were deployed on roads leading into the area. Although thousands managed to reach the rally venue, thousands of others were unable to do so.

Aden - Al-Tawahi: Thousands of protesters supportive of the Southern Transitional Council reopened the body's main offices in the capital, Aden, after authorities had shut them for weeks. According to a South24 correspondent, the protesters managed to reopen the National Assembly headquarters, the Foreign Affairs الهيئة headquarters, and the General Secretariat headquarters of the Council.

Riyadh - Riyadh: The Saudi Special Committee summoned Mohsen Obaid, rapporteur of the STC Presidency هيئة, for several hours in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, over statements in which he said the Southern delegation was still being held in Riyadh and prevented from returning, and that there was no horizon for the dialogue Saudi Arabia had announced among parties in South Yemen, according to what Obaid posted on his Facebook page.

Hadramout - Mukalla: Hadramout's Security Committee announced a ban on holding any mass events without prior official authorization, two days before calls by the Southern Transitional Council for a major demonstration in Mukalla.

Sanaa - Sanaa: The Israeli army intercepted a missile launched by the Houthis from Yemen. According to the Israeli army, sirens were activated across Israel.

Sanaa - Sanaa: A report by The Wall Street Journal said senior Houthi leaders had gone into hiding and reduced their phone communications, while a number of senior commanders and officials had left Sanaa and taken refuge in mountainous areas in anticipation of a possible Israeli response.

Aden - Mayyun Island: A military source told South24 that a drone attempted to fly over Mayyun Island in Bab Al-Mandab on Wednesday before Southern forces' air defenses succeeded in confronting and downing it.

Lahj - Al-Habilayn: Two people were killed and four others wounded in an exchange of gunfire in the city of Al-Habilayn in Lahj governorate following a personal dispute. According to local sources, one of those killed was a military commander in the 5th Brigade.