Three Civilians, Including a Child, Killed in Houthi Attacks in Taiz

Three civilians, including a child, were killed and others injured in separate incidents attributed to Houthi militia actions in the rural areas of Taiz Governorate, southwestern Yemen. A human rights source reported these casualties, highlighting ongoing threats to civilian life in the region.

In one incident, a woman lost her daughter and two of her sisters due to the detonation of a Houthi landmine in the Bani Amer village of Al-Shamaytayn district, located in the southern part of the governorate.

In a separate event, 13-year-old Elias Mohammed Ali Al-Jundi and citizen Mutasim Ibrahim Ahmed Qasim were killed by Houthi shelling that targeted residential homes in the village of Aad, situated on Mount Saber in the Saber Al-Madeem district, south of Taiz city. This information was confirmed by a local source.

The shelling also resulted in injuries to several civilians, though an exact number of wounded individuals has not been specified. These incidents underscore the persistent dangers faced by civilians in rural Taiz due to the continued presence of landmines and Houthi shelling, which lead to human losses and damage to residential areas.