US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: The larger conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran continues to have effects on the Middle East region as Yemen emerges as another source of tension. Yahya Saree, military spokesperson for the Houthis, says that 52 air strikes have been conducted by Saudi Arabia in Yemen within 24 hours, as Saudi Arabia reportedly attacked civil structures in various provinces.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi references new information about destruction caused to US military facilities and Israeli forces report that they have killed an Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Houthis Claim 52 Saudi Air Strikes
Saree says the planes from Saudi Arabia bombed 52 locations in the areas of Taiz, al-Jawf, al-Bayda, Saada and Amran. He says the bombings of Taiz targeted schools, bridges and roads, which he calls civil facilities. There is no independent verification of these claims.
The Associated Press (AP) separately says a Houthi official claimed the bombing of Taiz by Saudi Arabian planes left three people dead, including two children, while others were injured. This escalation has come amid the wider situation in Yemen, where Houthis have captured territory near the coast of the Red Sea recently while reuters reports that they have advanced toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
The Saudi air raids in Taiz governorate targeted “civilian infrastructure including schools, bridges and roads”, said Saree.
“These brutal attacks will not go unanswered,” he added.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Fighting Escalates in Al-Jawf
The Houthi-linked media have also made claims regarding significant military victories in al-Jawf. According to their reports, 275 soldiers from the Yemeni government forces have been either killed, injured or taken prisoner and 85 armored vehicles have been captured however, those claims are yet to be verified.
They can be considered justifications from one of the sides of the conflict. The significance of the province of al-Jawf as regards the war in Yemen is in the fact that it is located close to Marib, which is an important stronghold of Yemen’s government forces.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Iran Says Damage to US Bases Is Larger Than Reported
According to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the damages to the military structure of America that have been made public are just one aspect of the situation. These remarks follow reports from a US government watchdog stating that Iranian aggression against America has resulted in hundreds of structures such as buildings being destroyed or damaged in US military bases in eight Middle Eastern nations, which include Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Jordan and UAE.
As per the report, up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drone systems and seven KC-135 aircraft refuelling planes were damaged or destroyed by the Iranian attacks. Diplomatic properties of America have incurred a loss of around $184 million worth of damages.
In a post on X, Araghchi shared a US government document highlighting US military reports that Iranian strikes had “damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures” at US bases in the region “That’s just the tip of the iceberg,” said Araghchi. “We’ll reveal it all in due course.”
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Israeli Forces Report Killing of PIJ Commander
In Gaza, the Israeli army reported the killing of Mohsen Farid Said Abu Hadaf, who according to them was a Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket cell commander in a strike carried out in the area of Khan Younis. The Israeli army also claimed that Abu Hadaf had participated in the attack on October 7, 2023. This claim has not been independently proven and there is no comment from Islamic Jihad as per the reports.
The Israeli army says on X that it killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) “rocket cell commander” Mohsen Farid Said Abu Hadaf after they struck the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza last weekend.
US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Regional War Risks Continue to Grow
The recent events further reinforce that the war is not just confined to any direct military confrontation between the US, Israel and Iran alone but also includes Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Gaza and the shipping lanes. It is particularly critical in terms of the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb. Approximately 86,000 people have been forced to flee Yemen during the resumption of hostilities, whereas more than 500 people have lost their lives in the latest round of the ongoing conflict.
For now, many of those figures that appear on the battlegrounds are hard to verify independently however, the widening geography of the battlefields and attacks on military infrastructure suggests that we may be dealing with a conflict with far-reaching implications.
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Disclaimer: Military claims in this report have been attributed to the parties involved and may not be independently verified as battlefield conditions remain fluid.
