At least 5 killed in Houthi attack on Yemen’s presidential palace in Aden — SkimNews
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- Houthi missiles struck the al-Maashiq presidential palace in Yemen's port city of Aden on Thursday, killing at least five people and injuring 16 others, according to Yemen's health minister.
- Yemen's government said the prime minister and other officials are safe, but two of his bodyguards were killed in the five-missile barrage, per Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani.
- Al Jazeera correspondent Yousef Mawry, reporting from Sanaa, called the attack the "first of their kind" against the headquarters of the internationally recognized government, warning of growing fears of an "all-out civil war."
- Houthi forces are simultaneously tightening their siege of Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city, with pro-government Homeland Shield Force and Southern Giants Brigades saying they are repelling a Houthi assault on Dhubab airport in Taiz governorate.
- The Saudi-led coalition says Houthi attacks have struck King Khalid International Airport at least 20 times in the past 11 days, with broader strikes on airports, oil facilities, and ports killing 17 people and injuring more than 300.
- Coalition spokesperson Major-General Turki al-Maliki accused the Houthis of sourcing ballistic missile parts from regional states and released footage showing passengers fleeing Saudi airports during a news conference in Riyadh.
- Doha Institute professor Mohamad Elmasry told Al Jazeera the strikes have created an "image problem" for Saudi Arabia, undermining the perception of its deterrence because "missiles are getting through."
Why it matters: The strike is the first direct attack on Yemen's internationally recognized government's headquarters, coinciding with 20+ Houthi strikes on Saudi airports in 11 days. The coalition's accusation that regional states are supplying Houthis with missile parts — flagged by Doha-based analyst Mohamad Elmasry as damaging Saudi deterrence credibility — reframes the war as externally backed.
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