Yemeni armed forces target Houthi positions and field commanders in Taiz and Al-Jawf

Yemeni security forces arrested 13 alleged members of a Houthi cell and seized a lorry containing weapons, ammunition, and explosives in Shabwa province, according to the governor's office on Sunday. The cargo, which included sniper rifles, various projectiles, and highly destructive improvised explosive devices, was reportedly smuggled by sea and handed over to cell members along the southern Yemeni coast.

Shabwa Governor Awad Al Wazir stated that the operation followed surveillance and intelligence efforts, as the shipment was intended for the Iran-aligned Houthis.

The seizure follows a Houthi ballistic missile attack against Rapid Intervention Forces in Shabwa that killed 77 people and wounded 195, according to the governor's office. The Houthis acknowledged the strike, characterizing the targets as "Saudi enemy" forces managed by Saudi officers.

In southern Taiz, a Yemeni woman who was four months pregnant was critically wounded by a Houthi sniper, which resulted in the loss of her unborn child, Ajel English reported.

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