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Taiz governor says siege has pushed Yemeni city into famine
Associated Press reports a Saudi airstrike killed at least 13 people in Taiz, as local officials describe famine and Human Rights Watch warns of a possible war crime.
The short version
- Taiz Governor Nabil Shamsan says the besieged Yemeni city is in famine, a claim Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi calls fabricated.[Associated Press]
- A Saudi airstrike in western Taiz killed at least 13 people, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.[Associated Press]
- Human Rights Watch says the siege could amount to a war crime, while the World Food Program cannot reach over 600,000 people who depend on aid.[Associated Press]
- Governor Shamsan reports 271 people killed and 1,129 wounded since the offensive began earlier this month, figures attributed to local officials.[Associated Press]
Key facts
- Taiz Governor Nabil Shamsan said in a briefing that the besieged city is in famine.[Associated Press]
- A Saudi airstrike in western Taiz killed at least 13 people on Thursday, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.[Associated Press]
- Shamsan reported that 271 people have been killed and 1,129 wounded since the offensive began earlier this month.[Associated Press]
- Human Rights Watch said the siege, which started in early October, could amount to the war crime of using starvation as a method of warfare.[Associated Press]
- The World Food Program said it could not reach over 600,000 people in Taiz who depend on humanitarian aid, and that wheat flour stocks were nearly exhausted.[Associated Press]
- Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi dismissed the siege reports as fabricated and said humanitarian access remains open.[Associated Press]
What remains uncertain
- The siege and famine claims are disputed by the Houthi leader, who says humanitarian routes remain open and only weapons supplies are blocked.[Associated Press]
- Casualty figures and famine claims are attributed to local officials and the Houthi-run health ministry, and their accuracy is not independently established in this reporting.[Associated Press]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- Yemen’s besieged Taiz is in famine, governor says, as 13 are killed by Saudi airstrikeAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press
- Mapping the siege of Yemen’s Taiz, and the price families are payingAl Jazeera
- Fighting rages near Yemen’s Taiz as UN urges humanitarian accessAl Jazeera
- Houthis sending Taiz ‘back to the stone age’, governor of besieged Yemen city saysThe Guardian - World