{
  "id": 14154708,
  "title": "Fear strikes Yemen's 3rd largest city Taiz as Houthi rebels encircle it in new siege",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/fear-strikes-yemens-3rd-largest-city-taiz-as-houthi-rebels-encircle-14154708",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T08:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261013/fear-strikes-yemens-3rd-largest-city-taiz-as-houthi-rebels-encircle-it-in-new-siege"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Yemen, the third largest city of Taiz is under siege by Houthi rebels, causing widespread fear and despair among its residents. Weam Abdullah, a mother of two, and her family fled their home in Taiz, remembering the previous siege they endured during the country's civil war. Just as they left, the rebels captured a key town, effectively surrounding Taiz and halting the flow of supplies from government-controlled areas. Abdullah, speaking via phone to The Associated Press from a southern province, expressed the bleak outlook in the city, describing the atmosphere as one of \"despair\" and feeling like a \"cursed place.\" Despite their lack of involvement in politics or any particular party, the people of Taiz feel victimized by the ongoing conflict, with Iranian-backed Houthi rebels pushing for a significant victory in Yemen's 12-year civil war by targeting the strategically important city of Taiz.",
  "summary": "CAIRO — As word came of Houthi rebels closing in, Weam Abdullah and her family decided it was time to leave their home in Taiz, Yemen’s third largest city. They had survived a yearslong siege by the rebels earlier in their country’s civil war, and they didn’t want to endure that again. They made it out just in time: Just after Abdullah, her husband and two young children left, the rebels on Oct.…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Report: Saudis stopped public alerts of Houthi strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/report-saudis-stopped-public-alerts-of-houthi-strikes",
        "published": "2026-10-13T04:25:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Fear strikes Yemen’s 3rd largest city Taiz as Houthi rebels encircle it in a new siege",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/fear-strikes-yemens-3rd-largest-city-taiz-as-houthi-rebels-encircle",
        "published": "2026-10-13T05:06:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Houthi attacks reportedly kill at least five in Yemen's Taiz, hospital hit on Tuesday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/houthi-attacks-reportedly-kill-at-least-five-in-yemens-taiz-hospital",
        "published": "2026-10-13T05:14:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Houthi militia shells Al-Safwa Hospital in Taiz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/houthi-militia-shells-al-safwa-hospital-in-taiz",
        "published": "2026-10-13T07:45:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Fear strikes Yemen's 3rd largest city Taiz as Houthi rebels encircle it in new siege",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/fear-strikes-yemens-3rd-largest-city-taiz-as-houthi-rebels-encircle-14158412",
        "published": "2026-10-13T08:57:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}