Video: Loud booms rock Yemen presidential palace as Houthis fire several missiles
Houthi rebels launched a missile attack on a presidential palace in Aden, Yemen, marking a significant escalation in the conflict. While government officials were unharmed, the attack highlights the intensifying regional instability involving Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed forces.
Why it matters
The attack signals a breakdown of the 2022 truce and threatens to further destabilize the Red Sea region and Saudi infrastructure.
The Houthi rebels fired several missiles at a presidential palace complex in Yemen's Aden. The attack marks a massive escalation by the Iran-backed militias, supposedly aimed at expanding their dominance beyond the territory they currently hold in the region.Yemen's prime minister and ministers who were at the complex in Aden were unharmed, two government officials told new agency Reuters. However, some reports claim two security guards in the palace have been killed in the attack.Three witnesses had earlier told Reuters they heard loud booms in the vicinity of the palace.
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