{
  "id": 11914193,
  "title": "Houthis cut vital supply road to Yemen's Taiz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/houthis-cut-vital-supply-road-to-yemens-taiz",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T11:14:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/houthis-cut-vital-supply-road-yemens-taiz"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Houthis have cut a vital supply route linking Taiz with Aden, the interim capital of the Saudi-backed government. According to security sources cited by AFP, the Houthis took control of the al-Safiya area, where they cut the main road and seized the police station.\n\nThree Yemeni military sources confirmed Houthi control over the area and supply route, effectively encircling Taiz city.\n\nThere were also reports of Houthi attacks on Riyadh, including on facilities belonging to Aramco, and of Saudi Arabia launching dozens of strikes on Sanaa.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}