In brief
Five ballistic missiles hit the presidential palace in Aden, killing two security personnel and injuring many others. Yemeni officials stated that the prime minister was unharmed, while the Houthis claimed the strike targeted a military headquarters. The Saudi‑led coalition is air‑supporting government forces against the Iran‑backed Houthis, amid a rising tide of war damage to Yemen’s infrastructure and environment. The ongoing conflict threatens regional shipping routes and exacerbates humanitarian displacement and ecological stress.
Two security personnel were slain when five ballistic missiles struck the presidential palace in Aden, the seat of Yemen’s internationally recognised government, officials said.
Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani confirmed the prime minister and other ministers escaped unharmed, but many others took injuries.
Houthis’ spokesman Yahya Sarea claimed the strike hit "the Saudi enemy’s military operations headquarters in Aden".
The Saudi‑led coalition is providing air support to government forces battling the Iran‑backed Houthis, while Yemen’s Prime Minister Shaya Zindani condemned the attack as "cowardly" and vowed the government would not waver.
The conflict, already devastating Yemen’s infrastructure and environment, has intensified since July when the Houthis began missile and drone raids on Saudi Arabian oil facilities and shipping routes, exacerbating the region’s climate stress.
Humanitarian numbers show over 1,282 people killed, 5,890 injured, and 201,000 displaced, further weakening the country’s fragile ecological systems.
With rising oil prices and disrupted Gulf supplies, global shipping routes such as the Bab al-Mandab Strait are under pressure, affecting marine biodiversity and climate mitigation efforts.
