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

Saudi airstrikes targeted the port and city of Al-Hodeidah and Kamaran Island, hitting facilities belonging to the Telecommunications Corporation, according to Houthi media.

Saudi military spokesman Turki Al-Maliki announced that a military operation had targeted Houthi positions in Al-Hodeidah in response to threats to navigation in the Red Sea, stressing that ports were not targeted and would remain protected.

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

Explosions were heard in the Houthi-controlled city of Sanaa.

Airstrikes targeted Houthi positions, reinforcements, weapons depots, missile launchers and a Katyusha rocket launch base 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. Multiple sources also reported a powerful explosion east of Taiz city, with the cause remaining unclear.

The Houthi military spokesman said the group targeted sensitive Saudi Aramco sites in Jazan and Yanbu with dozens of missiles and drones, adding that the maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia would continue and that escalation would depend on developments.

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

Saba news agency said the Houthi militia shelled the judicial complex in the Jabal Jarrah neighborhood in central Taiz with mortar rounds.

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

Two airstrikes targeted Houthi positions at Al-Qadhi Roundabout and Wadi Al-Shaab in Damt district, north of Al-Dhalea. A local source said one strike hit a house next to Al-Asadi Park that was believed to have hosted a meeting of Houthi leaders.

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

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

Armed clashes erupted in Inma City in Aden following a campaign to remove images of Aidarous Al-Zubaidi, leaving several people wounded. Security sources said an unidentified gunman opened fire on a security vehicle and the force responded to the source of fire.

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

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

The Houthi militia held funerals for around 15 of its fighters 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 facilities and sensitive points linked to the supply and transport of oil from eastern Saudi Arabia to Yanbu.

STC President Aidarous Al-Zubaidi said defending the South is the highest national priority for the Council and the Southern Armed Forces. He warned hostile northern forces against any attack on the South, its land and resources, and urged the Southern Armed Forces to preserve the gains achieved.

Security forces in Marib seized 104,000 pregabalin pills, more than 1,900 Captagon tablets and one kilogram of hashish that were en route to Sanaa.

The Southern Armed Forces shelled Houthi 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 tanker NCC GHAZAL with ballistic missiles, alleging that it had violated the maritime blockade order. He said the blockade on Saudi Arabia would continue.

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

Two Nation Shield Forces soldiers were wounded when a drone, believed to be Houthi, targeted their 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 Murais fronts in Al-Dhalea Governorate.

Pro-government forces said they shot down a Houthi drone near Al-Maqatirah Castle while it was attempting to target a training camp south of Taiz.

Emergency Forces shot down an explosive-laden Houthi drone in Saada while it was attempting to target military positions on the Al-Razamat Axis.

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

The Houthi militia sent large military reinforcements to its positions in Shokan, Mawiyah district, Taiz Governorate, overlooking the Lahj and Al-Dhalea fronts.

Southern forces thwarted a Houthi infiltration attempt in Bab Ghalaq, Al-Dhalea, forcing the militia fighters to retreat.

Southern forces artillery targeted sources of fire and Houthi positions 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 part of a redeployment of the 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 ways to safeguard freedom of navigation in Bab Al-Mandab.

Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi said indicators showed that Saudi Arabia was moving toward comprehensive escalation, adding that the group would respond with a similar escalation.

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

The Coast Guard in Aden announced the seizure of a dhow near Bab Al-Mandab carrying around 500 tons of fertilizer, dual-use materials and manufacturing equipment. It said preliminary investigations linked the vessel to a smuggling network operating between Iran, the Horn of Africa and Yemen.

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

Southern Salafi commander Osama Al-Radfani (Abu Al-Ezz) was assassinated in an ambush on the Al-Abr road in Hadramout Governorate, killing him and several of his escorts.

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

Pro-government forces said clashes with the Houthis on the Al-Anin front west of Taiz left three Houthi fighters killed or wounded.

The Southern Armed Forces shot down a Houthi reconnaissance drone on the Al-Hadd 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 mortar rounds, according to a military source.

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

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

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

Police in Shahn district, Al-Mahra Governorate, arrested two suspected drug dealers and seized 15 kilograms of methamphetamine, locally known as shabu.

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

The Houthi militia shelled Al-Sayahi villages in Wadi Al-Dhabab, Taiz Governorate, with mortar rounds, according to local media.

Al-Shihr Security announced the arrest of a man accused of killing a girl, within hours of the crime in Wadi Araf, Hadramout Governorate.

A man from Al-Dais Al-Sharqiyah was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in front of Al-Shihr Corniche in Hadramout Governorate. The assailants fled the scene, according to a local source.

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

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

Pro-government forces targeted a Houthi military vehicle with artillery during an infiltration attempt in Al-Silw, south of Taiz, killing and wounding several Houthi fighters, 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 of the Batar 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-Say'ar tribes and the Northern Emergency Forces following the raid on a tribal sheikh's home.

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

Indian Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced that the Indian vessel Vez Noor Olya sank after being struck 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 Mocha port.

Pro-government forces announced that a soldier was killed during clashes with the Houthi militia on the Maqbanah front in Taiz Governorate.

Units of the Nation Shield Forces arrived in Al-Dhalea Governorate, according to a local source. Sources said the forces deployed at positions inside the governorate rather than heading to the battlefronts against the Houthis, prompting tensions.

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

The Houthi military spokesman announced an attack on a Saudi oil tanker off Yanbu port in the Red Sea.

The Houthi militia fired more than 17 artillery rounds at Southern forces positions on the Batar, Hajar and Al-Fakher fronts north and northwest of Al-Dhalea.

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

The "Northern Yemeni Emergency Forces" raided a tribal meeting of Kinda tribes in the Hadhy area of the Hadramout desert and arrested 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 the launch of a Houthi missile 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 leadership appointed Brigadier General Mohammed Ali Al-Awlaki commander of the 1st Brigade and Brigadier General Saleh Ali Al-Dhib commander of the 2nd Brigade.

Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi appointed Abdulaziz Saeed Hazaa Al-Mahya commander of the Air Force and Air Defense, according to Saba news agency.

The Houthi military spokesman announced an attack on the Saudi oil tanker Daisy in the Gulf of Aden with a ballistic missile, claiming it was hit and forced to turn back. He threatened to prevent any Saudi vessels from passing through the southern or northern Red Sea.

Air defenses shot down 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 targeting positions in the Al-Ruweik area of Al-Abr district in Hadramout and areas in Marib.

Three Southern Armed Forces soldiers were wounded in Houthi mortar shelling on the Murais fronts north of Al-Dhalea.

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

One Saudi was killed and four other Saudis were wounded in shelling that targeted camps of the Yemeni Emergency Forces and Nation Shield Forces in the Al-Abr desert and Al-Wadiah, 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 of the 1st and 3rd Emergency Divisions, using a large number of ballistic missiles and drones. He claimed that hundreds of soldiers were killed or wounded in the attacks on camps in Marib and Hadramout.

The Houthis announced the shelling of Sahn Al-Jin Camp, used by pro-government forces in Marib city. The health minister said two people were killed and others wounded in the attack, which hit civilian homes and areas hosting displaced people.

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

The Shabwa Defense Forces said they launched the "Rapid Response" operation in response to Houthi attacks, targeting several Houthi positions in Harib with Katyusha rockets and drones.