Aden: Yemen's Houthis fired missiles at the al-Maashiq presidential palace complex in the southern port city of Aden on Thursday, in the first strike on the seat of the country's internationally recognised government since the civil war reignited.
Yemen's prime minister and cabinet members who were at the complex were unharmed, Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said, adding that the Houthis had fired five missiles at the palace. Two security guards were killed in the attack, two government officials told Reuters.
Al Arabiya, however, reported higher casualties, saying five people were killed and 16 injured, including security personnel guarding the complex and civilian employees, citing Yemeni Health Minister Qasim Buhaibeh. The casualty figures from the two reports could not be independently reconciled.
Competing claims
The Houthi-run Saba news agency, citing a military official, said the group had targeted a military operations headquarters run by Saudi officers at the complex, as well as weapons depots. Reuters said it could not independently verify those claims.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the strike was part of the group's declared policy of targeting Saudi military build-ups "wherever they are". Three witnesses told Reuters they had heard loud booms near the palace.
Yemeni Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani condemned the attack as "cowardly" in a post on X, describing it as part of a continued pattern of targeting civilians and civilian facilities, Al Arabiya reported.
Escalating regional conflict
The strike came amid a sharp escalation in Houthi attacks across Yemen and neighbouring Saudi Arabia. Yemeni government forces said the militia also launched several ballistic missiles toward Marib, a strategically important oil-rich region in central Yemen.
The Saudi-led coalition said its air defences had intercepted Houthi drones targeting Saudi Arabia's southern region and the city of Khamis Mushait. Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Malki said the Houthis had attacked Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport 20 times since the beginning of October, and called on the group to halt strikes on civilian infrastructure, Al Arabiya reported.
Sources:
Reuters via Korea Times: Houthis attack presidential palace complex in Yemen's Aden, PM unharmed, officials say
Al Jazeera: Iran war live — Yemeni government says prime minister, cabinet survived Houthi attack in Aden
Al Arabiya: Houthi missile attack on Yemen's presidential palace kills five, injures 16
Dawn (AFP): War returns to Iran with Israel, US strikes — live updates
Yemen's prime minister and cabinet members who were at the complex were unharmed, Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said, adding that the Houthis had fired five missiles at the palace. Two security guards were killed in the attack, two government officials told Reuters.
Al Arabiya, however, reported higher casualties, saying five people were killed and 16 injured, including security personnel guarding the complex and civilian employees, citing Yemeni Health Minister Qasim Buhaibeh. The casualty figures from the two reports could not be independently reconciled.
Competing claims
The Houthi-run Saba news agency, citing a military official, said the group had targeted a military operations headquarters run by Saudi officers at the complex, as well as weapons depots. Reuters said it could not independently verify those claims.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the strike was part of the group's declared policy of targeting Saudi military build-ups "wherever they are". Three witnesses told Reuters they had heard loud booms near the palace.
Yemeni Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani condemned the attack as "cowardly" in a post on X, describing it as part of a continued pattern of targeting civilians and civilian facilities, Al Arabiya reported.
Escalating regional conflict
The strike came amid a sharp escalation in Houthi attacks across Yemen and neighbouring Saudi Arabia. Yemeni government forces said the militia also launched several ballistic missiles toward Marib, a strategically important oil-rich region in central Yemen.
The Saudi-led coalition said its air defences had intercepted Houthi drones targeting Saudi Arabia's southern region and the city of Khamis Mushait. Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Malki said the Houthis had attacked Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport 20 times since the beginning of October, and called on the group to halt strikes on civilian infrastructure, Al Arabiya reported.
Sources:
Reuters via Korea Times: Houthis attack presidential palace complex in Yemen's Aden, PM unharmed, officials say
Al Jazeera: Iran war live — Yemeni government says prime minister, cabinet survived Houthi attack in Aden
Al Arabiya: Houthi missile attack on Yemen's presidential palace kills five, injures 16
Dawn (AFP): War returns to Iran with Israel, US strikes — live updates
