රියාද් නගරයට එල්ල වූ මිසයිල ප්‍රහාරයකින් සිව්දෙනෙකුට තුවාල

Houthi missiles struck the al-Maashiq presidential compound in Aden, Yemen, on Thursday, according to reports. The attack targeted military operations centres within the site, which is used by Yemeni government forces and the Saudi-led coalition. The compound is described as the headquarters and seat of power of Yemen’s internationally recognised government.

Yemen’s health minister said five people were killed and 16 injured. The health minister was also reported as saying that those affected included security personnel and civilian employees. The government said Prime Minister Shayea al-Zindani and other officials were safe. Newswire reported that two of the prime minister’s bodyguards were among those killed. Yemen’s information minister said the Houthis fired five missiles.

Al-Zindani condemned the attack and accused the Houthis of repeatedly targeting civilians and civilian sites, according to Rupavahini News. He said the strike would not disrupt military operations. The government also maintained that Aden would remain Yemen’s temporary capital. The palace attack came amid intensified fighting between Houthi forces and government-aligned forces after a ceasefire breakdown, according to the same outlet.

Newswire said fighting had also intensified in Taiz, where Houthi forces were described as effectively besieging the city. Government-allied forces said they were repelling an assault on Dhubab airport. The report noted Taiz’s strategic position in relation to the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a key passage between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Separately, The Island reported that missiles and drones were intercepted over Riyadh after the Saudi-led coalition struck a fuel depot near Sanaa, citing coalition spokesperson Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki. Daily Mirror reported explosions in the Saudi capital hours after a strike hit a building in the area housing Aramco’s operations centre. The reports also include a Saudi-led coalition claim that the Houthis attempted to target dozens of Saudi facilities.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.