Yemen is closer to all-out war [7] than at any other point since 2022, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Aug. 13. A Houthi attack on a cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb [11] strait on Aug. 11 killed six people [8], while fresh clashes erupted in Taiz [9] the following day. The Houthis said a drone strike on Saudi Arabia's Jazan oil refinery on Aug. 13 was a response to Saudi violations of Yemeni airspace. (TNH [12])
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