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Houthi missiles strike Saudi-led forces HQ at presidential palace in Aden

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Houthi missiles strike Saudi-led forces HQ at presidential palace in Aden
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Houthi rebels launched a missile and drone attack on the presidential palace in Aden, Yemen, resulting in five deaths. The strike targeted a command center for the Saudi-led coalition, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing regional conflict.

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This attack represents a dangerous escalation in the Yemen conflict, threatening the stability of the internationally recognized government and regional security.

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Smoke billows from the presidential palace following an attack by the Houthis, according to government officials, in Aden, Yemen, on Thursday. Smoke billows from the presidential palace following an attack by the Houthis, according to government officials, in Aden, Yemen, on Thursday. Yemen Houthi missiles strike Yemen presidential palace, killing five Attack was the first on Aden’s Al-Maashiq palace ⁠in the latest fighting between ​the Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi Arabia

Prefer the Guardian on Google Yemen’s Houthis fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday, killing five people, the government said, as the Saudi-led coalition listed dozens of Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure in ⁠recent weeks.

The attack was the first on Aden’s Al-Maashiq palace ⁠in the current conflict between ​the Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi Arabia . The palace is the seat of Yemen’s Saudi-backed and internationally recognised government.

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