Yemen's Houthi rebels hit Presidential Palace in Aden

Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a missile attack on the Presidential Palace in Aden on Thursday, according to Information Minister Moammar Al Eryani. He confirmed that the Prime Minister and government members remained unharmed. This marks the first assault on Aden since the ongoing civil war reignited last month following a four-year ceasefire.

Aden has served as Yemen's capital since the Iran-backed Houthis seized the nation's seat of power in Sanaa in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led coalition intervention a year prior. Al Eryani assured the nation that state institutions, Prime Minister, and all government members are secure, characterizing the attack as a terrorist act.

The Council of Ministers disclosed that the assault comprised both missiles and drones, resulting in casualties and injuries to security personnel. They emphasized that the attack highlights the militia's inability to withstand Yemenis' determination to reestablish state authority throughout the country and to terminate its Iranian-backed subversive objectives.

The cabinet reiterated that the attack would not deter the government from fulfilling its national and constitutional duties, asserting that Aden will remain the focal point for state institutions to carry out their obligations to citizens. According to the Houthi-run Saba News Agency, the intended target was a military operations headquarters at the palace, allegedly overseen by Saudi personnel, alongside associated weapons arsenals.

A military source cited by the agency confirmed the headquarters had been struck. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree stated that the assault aligns with their declared strategy to target Saudi troop concentrations wherever they may be present and to consider any military presence of the Saudi adversary as a valid objective for their forces, regardless of its location.