{
  "id": 14158412,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T08:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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": "CAIRO — Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, are intensifying their assault on Yemen's third largest city, Taiz, in a new siege. The city, already ravaged by years of conflict, now feels hopelessness as the Houthis surround it, cutting off access to vital supplies. Weam Abdullah, a local resident, and her family fled Taiz just before the rebels captured a key town on October 4, fearing the imminent encirclement. Abdullah expressed despair, stating the city feels cursed, with everyone conspiring against them. Despite their opposition to any political affiliation, the Houthis continue to escalate attacks on Saudi Arabia, further fueling tensions in Yemen's ongoing civil war.",
  "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"
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      {
        "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-14154708",
        "published": "2026-10-13T08:32:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}