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At least 20 civilians were killed or injured in a Houthi missile strike on a health centre in Yemen’s southwestern Lahj province on Monday, government-run media reported.
State-run Saba satellite channel said the missile targeted the Al-Suqya health centre in the Al-Mudaribah and Al-Arah district. It did not specify how many people were killed or injured or give further details of the attack. Anadolu Agency reported the incident.
The Houthi group had not immediately commented on the report.
Lahj borders Aden, Yemen’s temporary capital, to the north and west, linking the city with other provinces. It also borders Taiz, Al-Dhale, Abyan and Al-Bayda. Some districts are near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden.
Government forces and the Houthis have repeatedly clashed in Lahj’s Al-Mudaribah district in recent weeks, with neither side securing a decisive victory. Government forces control most of Lahj, while the Houthis hold positions in parts of Al-Mudaribah, Al-Qubaytah and Al-Maqatirah districts near the border with Taiz.
Since Oct. 5, government forces have continued Operation “Dawn of Yemen”. Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi has said the operation aims to restore state institutions and retake the capital, Sanaa, from the Houthis.
Fighting between government forces and the Houthis intensified in July, leaving thousands dead or injured and displacing more than 250,000 people, according to UN reports. The escalation ended a period of relative calm that had lasted since April 2022 and further worsened Yemen’s humanitarian crisis.
Yemen’s conflict began after the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, and several other provinces in September 2014. A Saudi-led coalition intervened in March 2015 in support of the internationally recognised government.
The Houthis currently control most northern and western provinces, including Sanaa, Saada, Amran, Dhamar and Al-Hudaydah. Government forces and their allies control Aden and most southern and eastern provinces.
