Houthis threaten fresh Saudi strikes as UN warns of Yemen humanitarian crisis
Fighting displaces 100,000 Yemenis while Qatar warns of risks to global shipping if militants control Red Sea strait.
Saudi Arabia faced a second day of threatened Houthi attacks as renewed fighting across Yemen prompted UN warnings of an unfolding humanitarian crisis, with an estimated 100,000 Yemenis already displaced. Oil prices remained above $100 per barrel amid the tensions.
Qatar has sounded an alarm over potential control of the Bab al-Mandab strait—a narrow waterway at the southern Red Sea that serves as a critical shipping route to Asia. The Iran-backed Houthi militants' control of the strait could disrupt global maritime traffic, particularly Saudi crude oil exports that have grown dependent on the passage as wider Middle East conflict affects the Strait of Hormuz.
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- Houthis threaten more Saudi strikes as UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Yemen — The Guardian — World
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