Mukhtar Al-Khadr Abdullah Al-Rabbash was appointed commander of the Abyan Axis and commander of the 255th Infantry Brigade, and promoted to the rank of major general.

Saudi airstrikes targeted Al-Hodeidah Port, Al-Hodeidah city and Kamaran Island, also hitting facilities belonging to the telecommunications corporation, according to Houthi media.

Saudi military spokesman Turki Al-Maliki announced an operation targeting Houthi sites in Al-Hodeidah in response to threats to Red Sea navigation, stressing that ports were not targeted and would continue to be protected.

Reuters reported that an air-defense system operated by Greek military personnel in Saudi Arabia intercepted two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis from Yemen toward the Yanbu refineries.

Explosions were heard in Houthi-controlled Sanaa.

Airstrikes targeted Houthi militia positions, reinforcements, weapons depots, missile launchers and a Katyusha rocket launch site in Al-Jubah, Al-Safra and Majzar in Marib and Al-Jawf governorates, according to the government-run Yemen TV.

A military source said the Houthi militia launched a missile from areas under its control in Mawiyah district, Taiz, likely toward the Red Sea. Separate sources also reported a powerful explosion east of Taiz city, with the cause still unclear.

The Houthi military spokesman said the group used dozens of missiles and drones to target sensitive Saudi Aramco sites in Jazan and Yanbu, reaffirming what the group described as a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia and continued escalation in line with developments.

Reuters, citing two sources, reported damage at a site following a Houthi attack toward a Saudi Aramco oil refinery in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.

The Saba news agency said the Houthi militia targeted the judicial complex in the Jabal Jarrah neighborhood of central Taiz with mortar shells.

Brigadier General Fawzi Hussein Al-Saadi was appointed commander-in-chief of the Shabwa Defense Forces.

Two airstrikes targeted Houthi militia positions at Jawlat Al-Qadi and Wadi Al-Shaab in Damt district, north of Al-Dhalea. A local source said one strike hit a house near Al-Asadi Park that was believed to be hosting a meeting of Houthi leaders.

Southern forces used heavy artillery and Katyusha rockets to strike Houthi militia positions and reinforcements north of the Al-Fakher fronts in Al-Dhalea Governorate.

The Houthi militia said it downed a Turkish-made Saudi reconnaissance drone over Al-Jawf Governorate.

Armed clashes erupted in Aden’s Enma city following a campaign to remove images of Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, leaving people wounded. Security sources said an unidentified gunman fired at a security vehicle and the force responded to the source of fire.

One member of Al-Jawf tribes was killed and two others wounded in clashes with the Houthis in Al-Qaif, west of Al-Yatmah, according to local media.

Clashes erupted between the Houthi militia and Dhu Hussein tribes in Al-Yatmah, Al-Jawf Governorate, after a tribesman was killed by gunfire at a Houthi checkpoint, according to Saba.

The Houthi militia held funerals for around 15 of its members without disclosing where they were killed, days after clashes with southern forces on border fronts.

The Houthi military spokesman said the group used several drones to target sites and sensitive points linked to oil supply and transportation from eastern Saudi Arabia to Yanbu.

Southern Transitional Council President Aidarous Al-Zubaidi said defending the South is the council’s and Southern Armed Forces’ highest national priority. He warned hostile northern forces against any attack on the South, its territory or resources, and urged the Southern Armed Forces to safeguard the gains already achieved.

Security authorities in Marib seized 104,000 Pregabalin pills, more than 1,900 Captagon pills and one kilogram of hashish that were being transported toward Sanaa.

The Southern Armed Forces shelled Houthi militia positions north and west of Qatabah in Al-Dhalea, including military reinforcements at Naqil Al-Khashabah.

Two Shabwa Defense Forces soldiers were wounded when a Houthi drone targeted a military position on the Harib front in Marib Governorate.

The Houthi military spokesman said the group targeted the Saudi oil vessel NCC GHAZAL with ballistic missiles, accusing it of violating the group’s navigation ban and reiterating what the Houthis described as a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia.

The Houthi military spokesman announced the downing of a Saudi reconnaissance drone in Saada Governorate.

Two soldiers were wounded when a drone, believed to be Houthi-operated, targeted Nation Shield Forces positions at Al-Zaytouna camp in Al-Anad, Lahj Governorate.

Heavy and medium weapons fire was exchanged between the Southern Armed Forces and the Houthi militia on the Muris fronts in Al-Dhalea Governorate.

Government-aligned forces said they downed a Houthi drone near Al-Maqatirah Castle as it attempted to target a training camp south of Taiz.

Emergency Forces downed an explosive-laden Houthi drone in Saada as it attempted to target military positions on the Al-Razamat axis.

Aden’s anti-narcotics unit arrested two suspected drug dealers in Dar Saad district and seized 3,000 Pregabalin pills in their possession.

The Houthi militia sent major reinforcements to its positions in Shawkan, Mawiyah district in Taiz, overlooking the Lahj and Al-Dhalea fronts.

Southern forces foiled a Houthi infiltration attempt at Bab Ghalaq in Al-Dhalea and forced the militia fighters to retreat.

Southern forces’ artillery targeted Houthi firing positions and sites on the Al-Fakher front of the Al-Dhalea axis.

Aden Security warned that food supplies for more than 1,400 personnel and prisoners could stop within 72 hours because of delayed financial allocations. It said Saudi support had been suspended since March and that the daily allocation per person did not exceed three Saudi riyals.

The Houthi foreign ministry denied reports that a vessel had been targeted at Egypt’s Damietta Port, saying the group had carried out no such attack.

Military convoys departed Al-Rayyan Airport in what was believed to be a redeployment of northern Emergency Forces toward Marib.

A military meeting in Saudi Arabia brought together commanders from several countries and resulted in the establishment of a Saudi-led defensive maritime coalition to discuss protecting freedom of navigation in Bab Al-Mandab.

Abdulmalik Al-Houthi said indicators pointed to Saudi Arabia moving toward comprehensive escalation, adding that the group would respond with similar escalation.

Al Arabiya, citing Yemeni investigations, said the Houthis were behind the assassination of its correspondent Mohammed Aidah in Al-Mukalla, adding that the operation was planned, financed and carried out by the group and overseen by wanted security suspect Amjad Khaled.

The Coast Guard in Aden said it seized a dhow near Bab Al-Mandab carrying around 500 tons of fertilizers, dual-use materials and manufacturing equipment. Preliminary investigations linked it to a smuggling network operating between Iran, the Horn of Africa and Yemen.

A local source reported clashes between tribal gunmen in Al-Shihr, Hadramout Governorate, amid reports of deaths and injuries.

Southern Salafi leader Osama Al-Radfani, known as Abu Al-Ezz, was assassinated in an ambush on the Al-Abr road in Hadramout, killing him and a number of his escorts.

One Southern Armed Forces soldier was killed and two others wounded in Houthi mortar shelling on the Al-Fakher front in northern Al-Dhalea Governorate.

Government-aligned forces said clashes with the Houthis on the Al-Anin front west of Taiz left three Houthi members killed or wounded.

The Southern Armed Forces downed a Houthi reconnaissance drone on the Al-Had front in Yafa, according to a military source.

Saleh Al-Hawzah, a member of the National Security Forces in Al-Wadea district, Abyan Governorate, was killed in an attack by gunmen believed to be affiliated with Al-Qaeda, according to a military source.

The Houthi militia shelled southern forces’ positions on the Tursa front in Al-Dhalea Governorate with mortars, according to a military source.

A Houthi drone targeted civilian homes in Al-Lakmah village in the Muris area, north of Al-Dhalea Governorate.

Three Houthi militia members were killed or wounded in clashes with Yemeni government-aligned forces on the Al-Anin front in Jabal Habashi district, west of Taiz.

Five Houthi militia members were killed after an infiltration attempt into army positions at Jabal Han west of Taiz was foiled, according to Taiz Axis media.

Police in Shahn district, Al-Mahra Governorate, arrested two suspects accused of drug dealing and seized 15 kilograms of methamphetamine in their possession.

Northern Emergency Forces raided the home of Kinda tribal sheikh Ali bin Ali Haftan Al-Sayari in Al-Abr, Hadramout Governorate, amid accusations that valuables and personal weapons were looted.

The Houthi militia shelled Al-Sayahi villages in the Wadi Al-Dhabab area of Taiz Governorate with mortars, according to local media.

Al-Shihr Security said it arrested the suspect in the killing of a girl within hours of the crime in Wadi Araf, Hadramout Governorate.

A man from Al-Dis Al-Sharqiya was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside Al-Shihr Corniche in Hadramout Governorate. The assailants fled, according to a local source.

A civilian was killed by a Houthi sniper while passing through Maqbanah in Taiz Governorate, according to Yemen’s Interior Ministry.

The Houthis closed the Taiz–Al-Hawban road, disrupting civilian movement, according to local media.

Government-aligned forces used artillery to strike a Houthi military vehicle during an infiltration attempt in Al-Silw, south of Taiz, killing and wounding an unspecified number of Houthi members, according to the forces.

A Houthi drone targeted southern forces’ positions on the Hajar fronts northwest of Al-Dhalea, with no damage reported.

The Houthi militia intensified indiscriminate mortar shelling on the Battar and Al-Saqiyah valleys northwest of Al-Dhalea, targeting civilian farms.

The Houthi military spokesman announced a drone attack on what he described as a sensitive target at Najran Airport in Saudi Arabia.

Armed clashes erupted in Al-Abr, Hadramout Governorate, between Al-Sayaar tribesmen and northern Emergency Forces following the storming of a tribal sheikh’s home.

Two people were killed and two others wounded in tribal clashes linked to a revenge dispute in Al-Musaynaa, Shabwa Governorate, before security forces intervened and stopped the fighting, according to a local source.

Indian Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced that the Indian vessel FIZ NOOR OULIA sank after being hit by a projectile in the Red Sea near Yemen. He said the Yemeni Coast Guard rescued all 14 crew members, including 13 Indians, and transferred them to Al-Mokha Port.

Government-aligned forces announced that one soldier was killed in clashes with the Houthi militia on the Maqbanah front in Taiz Governorate.

Nation Shield Forces units arrived in Al-Dhalea Governorate, according to a local source. Sources said the forces took positions inside the governorate rather than moving to the fronts against the Houthis, fueling tensions.

The Southern Armed Forces said they downed a winged Houthi drone in the Ayrim area of Al-Qubaytah, Lahj Governorate, before it reached its target.

The Houthi military spokesman announced the targeting of a Saudi oil tanker off Yanbu Port in the Red Sea.

The Houthi militia fired more than 17 artillery shells at southern forces’ positions on the Battar, Hajar and Al-Fakher fronts in northern and northwestern Al-Dhalea.

Two southern forces soldiers were wounded in a Houthi drone attack targeting the Muris and Hajar fronts northwest of Al-Dhalea.

The “northern Yemeni Emergency Forces” raided a Kinda tribal meeting in the Hazi area of the Hadramout desert and detained a number of participants.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations said it received a report of an incident 95 nautical miles southeast of Aden, hours after a military source reported that a Houthi missile had been launched from Mukayras toward the Gulf of Aden. The master of an oil tanker reported hearing a loud explosion near the vessel at the incident location.

The Shabwa Defense Forces command appointed Brigadier General Mohammed Ali Al-Awlaqi commander of the 1st Brigade and Brigadier General Saleh Ali Al-Dheeb commander of the 2nd Brigade.

Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi appointed Abdulaziz Saeed Hazzaa Al-Muhaya commander of the Air Force and Air Defense, according to Saba.

The Houthi military spokesman said the group targeted the Saudi oil vessel Daisy in the Gulf of Aden with a ballistic missile, claiming it was hit and forced to turn back. He also threatened to prevent Saudi vessels from passing through either the southern or northern Red Sea.

Air defenses downed a Houthi drone over Marib Governorate, according to a military source.

Around 58 members of the Yemeni Emergency Forces and Nation Shield Forces were killed in an aerial attack on positions in Al-Ruweik, Al-Abr district in Hadramout, and areas of Marib.

Three Southern Armed Forces soldiers were wounded in Houthi mortar shelling on the Muris fronts in northern Al-Dhalea.

A Houthi drone targeted Southern Armed Forces positions on the Muris fronts north of Al-Dhalea, with no damage reported.

One Saudi was killed and four other Saudis wounded in shelling that targeted Yemeni Emergency Forces and Nation Shield Forces camps in the Al-Abr and Al-Wadiah desert areas, according to health sources.

The Houthi military spokesman said the group targeted what he described as “Saudi mobilizations” in Al-Ruweik, Al-Abr and Al-Thaniyah, as well as camps belonging to the 1st and 3rd Emergency Forces divisions, using a large number of ballistic missiles and drones. He claimed that hundreds of soldiers were killed or wounded in attacks on camps in Marib and Hadramout.

The Houthis announced the shelling of Sahn Al-Jin camp, used by Yemeni government-aligned forces in Marib city. Yemen’s health minister said two people were killed and others wounded in the attack, which hit civilian homes and displacement areas.

A South24 correspondent said three Shabwa Defense Forces members were killed and four others wounded in a drone attack on their positions in Harib, Marib.

The Shabwa Defense Forces said they launched “Operation Rapid Response” in retaliation for Houthi attacks, targeting a number of Houthi positions in Harib with Katyusha rockets and drones.