{
  "id": 300357,
  "title": "Houthis strike Marib again as UN warns Yemen nearing wider conflict -report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/houthis-strike-marib-again-as-un-warns-yemen-nearing-wider-conflict-300357",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T08:04:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-904884"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen launched ballistic missiles and drones at displacement camps and residential areas in Marib, resulting in two deaths and 14 injuries, according to state news agency SABA.\n\nThe Yemeni army responded to the attacks on Saturday, stating it would take necessary military action against further Houthi targeting. However, they did not provide details about the operations or their timing.\n\nThis incident marks a significant escalation between the Houthis and Yemen's internationally recognized government, following years of relatively subdued fighting. The fear is that it could trigger a broader regional conflict as tensions rise due to the US-Israeli war on Iran.\n\nSaudi officials expressed concern, claiming that Saudi Arabia anticipates coordinated attacks from the Houthis and Iraqi militias backed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. However, Iran and its allies have not acknowledged these claims.\n\nEarlier in the week, at least 30 Yemeni government troops were killed in strikes on military camps in Marib and Hadramawt provinces. On Thursday, the Houthis also claimed responsibility for attacking Saudi military deployments in those provinces following what they perceived as a large Saudi military buildup ahead of an escalation.\n\nUN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, warned that the latest attacks, coupled with renewed assaults on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, have put Yemen at its highest risk of large-scale conflict since April 2022, when the UN-brokered truce came into effect. He urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint and engage in UN-led negotiations, stressing the risk of Yemen being drawn deeper into a wider regional confrontation.\n\nThe UN Security Council expressed concern over the heightened tensions in Yemen, stating that the recent actions threaten regional security, navigational rights and freedoms, and risk further escalation. They urged the Houthis to refrain from escalation and encouraged the use of existing dialogue channels to reduce tensions.",
  "summary": "Yemen's army responded to Houthi forces on several fronts along the lines of contact early on Saturday, though details of the operations and their timing were not provided. This response came after Houthi forces launched ballistic missiles and drones at displacement camps and residential neighbourhoods in the city of Marib on Friday, resulting in two civilian deaths and 14 injuries, according to state news agency SABA, as cited by Channel News Asia and Middle East Eye.\n\nThe UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, warned that the country faces a greater risk of renewed large-scale conflict than at any point since the UN-brokered truce of April 2022, as reported by Middle East Eye. The army vowed to respond with \"necessary military measures\" to any further targeting of its units, and a spokesperson for Yemen's armed forces stated that continued Houthi attacks would be met with a military response \"without leniency\".\n\nThe incident marks a sharp escalation between the Houthis and forces of Yemen's internationally recognised government. France 24 reported that at least eight members of Yemeni government forces and two civilians were killed in the Houthi attacks on Friday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Houthis strike Marib again as UN warns Yemen nearing wider conflict",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/houthis-strike-marib-again-as-un-warns-yemen-nearing-wider-conflict",
        "published": "2026-08-08T08:01:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}