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Multiple people reportedly injured in Saudi strikes on Yemen’s Taiz

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The Bab el-Mandeb Strait between Yemen and the Horn of Africa. 6 June 2018[General Coordination of Earth Observation/INPE/Wikimedia Commons]

Multiple people were reportedly hurt when Saudi airstrikes struck the Khadir district of Yemen’s Taiz governorate on Tuesday, according to Houthi-run media, as fighting between the Iran-aligned group and Saudi-backed forces resumed.

The reports did not immediately say how many people were injured or provide details on the severity of the injuries.

The latest reported strikes are part of a wider escalation in Yemen. The Houthis have taken important territory along the Red Sea coast, including islands near the Bab el-Mandeb shipping route, and thousands of civilians have been displaced by the fighting renewed. While Houthi media have reported  Saudi-backed airstrikes in several areas around Yemen.

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