Al Jazeera

By Enes Abuomer and Mohammed R Mhawish

    Houthi forces have launched ballistic missiles targeting Aden International Airport, causing no casualties, while the Saudi-led coalition has intercepted a separate missile north of Riyadh.

    Saudi-backed Yemeni forces say they have tightened control over the highest peak in the Jabal Habashi district of Taiz as part of the “Dawn of Yemen” operation to reclaim territory from Houthi fighters.

    The Saudi-led coalition says the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa and the governorates of Saada and Amran serve as the sources of Houthi missile threats against Saudi Arabia.

    US President Donald Trump says the Iran war will conclude through either “the nice way or the not-so-nice way”, adding during a speech in Maryland that people will find out which path soon.

    No casualties were reported.

What’s happening in the occupied West Bank

    The wave of Israeli settler pogroms against Palestinians across the occupied West Bank continued on Tuesday, according to the Wafa news agency.

    Here are some of the reported incidents:

    Israeli forces demolished a five-storey residential building in occupied East Jerusalem. The Jerusalem governorate said the building held 10 apartments and was home to about 70 people, mostly women and children. It said far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir led the demolition.

    Israeli settlers shot a 23-year-old man in the foot and beat three others, including AFP photojournalist Jaafar Ashtiyeh, near Aqraba, south of Nablus, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. Settlers also burned four vehicles and damaged property.

    Settlers set fire to a house of a family of five, causing major damage, the head of the village council said.

    Settlers also attacked farmers in Salfit, northwest of Ramallah, as they picked olives, injuring two brothers who were taken to hospital in stable condition, local sources said. The settlers stole the harvest.

    Israeli forces raided towns and villages across the territory and arrested at least four people, including Nihad al-Naoura, the Fatah movement’s secretary in Salfit.

Hormuz ship attacks surge: Are increased oil exports sustainable

By Usaid Siddiqui

    Oil exports from the Gulf have resumed significantly in recent days, despite a surge in attacks on ships around the Strait of Hormuz, maritime experts and trackers say.

    Gulf oil flows, excluding Iran, recovered to more than 81 percent of pre-war levels in September, while crude exports from the wider Middle East exceeded pre-war levels on 14 days during the month, maritime intelligence firm Kpler reported.

    However, the recovery has come as attacks on tankers increase and shipping companies face higher freight, insurance and security costs.

So, how are ships getting through the strait, and how long can producers maintain the increased flow through one of the world’s most important energy corridors while attacks and harassment of ships continue

    Residents roll empty cylinders through the streets in search of refills, and many say official stations are running dry, forcing some to wait hours or abandon work altogether.

    When official supplies disappear, a black market takes over, with residents saying a cylinder can cost up to three times the official price.

Yemen condemns Houthi attack on Aden airport as inbound flight approached

    Yemen’s Transport Ministry says Houthi forces targeted Aden International Airport early on Wednesday with two ballistic missiles and several explosive-laden drones.

    The ministry said one missile landed near the runway “minutes” before Yemenia flight 603 from Cairo was due to land, prompting authorities to divert the aircraft to Jeddah.

    It added that passengers and staff were evacuated from the terminal, while two aircraft on the ground – one belonging to Yemenia and another to Aden Airways – were moved away from the area after drones were detected over the city.

    The ministry said the attack “placed the lives of civilians and aviation crews in direct danger” and described it as “a serious escalation” and a threat to civilian aviation.

    “Aden airport should remain a safe space for passengers and workers, not an arena of fear and threat,” the statement added.

Why Jabal Habashi matters in the battle for Yemen’s Taiz

By Enes Abuomer

    Jabal Habashi is a key mountainous district on the western front of Yemen’s Taiz governorate, overlooking vital trade and supply routes linking Taiz city with al-Barh and the Red Sea coast.

    One of its main battlefronts, al-Anin, overlooks the al-Ramada road between Taiz and al-Barh. The route has historically served as an important supply corridor through western Taiz, making control of the surrounding high ground militarily significant.

    Mountain warfare also makes territorial gains difficult to achieve and hold. Elevated positions provide commanding views and defensive advantages, while narrow roads and rugged terrain slow advances and leave supply lines vulnerable.

    Fighting has intensified across Jabal Habashi and neighbouring Maqbanah as the Houthis and Yemeni government forces contest the western approaches to Taiz.

    Government forces said that their operations there are part of a broader effort to push back Houthi advances in western Taiz, coming as they also attempt to counter Houthi positioning further west along the Red Sea corridor.

    Control over these rugged highlands remains critical for breaking years of front-line stalemates that have severely restricted humanitarian aid and civilian movement across southwestern Yemen.

Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi ballistic missile north of Riyadh

    The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says it has intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile north of the capital, Riyadh.

    In a post on X, the coalition spokesperson, Major-General Turki al-Maliki, said the missile had been launched by the Houthis.

    Al-Maliki also said that the coalition was tracking the launch platform using its intelligence systems over Sanaa and would destroy it.

Yemeni forces launch offensive to retake Houthi-held al-Waziiya in Taiz

    Forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government have launched an offensive to retake the mountainous district of al-Waziiya in Taiz governorate from the Houthis, part of a push to recapture the Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

    The Houthis, an armed group also known as Ansar Allah, seized the capital, Sanaa, by force in 2014 and later imposed their own government. The Iran-aligned group controls the north and northeast, and last month swept through the western coast, taking the port city of Mocha and areas around Bab al-Mandeb.

    The offensive is part of “Dawn of Yemen”, announced on Sunday by Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, to retake all remaining Houthi-held territory, including Sanaa.

    The media centre of Yemen’s army said in a post on X that the Homeland Shield Forces, a pro-government military faction, have begun “a large-scale operation” to retake al-Waziiya and secured strategic hills overlooking the al-Mansoura area.

Two ballistic missiles strike area near Aden International Airport

By Yasser Hasan

Reporting from Taiz, Yemen

    The latest we have is that two ballistic missiles hit the area near Aden International Airport.

    Initial reports claim one of the two missiles targeted a unit of the Saudi-led coalition at the Badr Centre, but we do not have confirmation of that. The missiles were likely fired from neighbouring governorates under the control of the Houthi group.

    Local witnesses say the other missile hit close to the airport’s runway. The explosions were heard all the way from the outskirts of Aden, with interceptor fire heard after the impacts.