Former Yemeni PM warns Houthi takeover of Taiz would cost Bab el-Mandeb

Former Yemeni PM warned a Houthi capture of Taiz would cost control of Bab el-Mandeb, as the cabinet responded to an Aden palace strike.

• Former Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed told The Guardian that Houthi control of Taiz would end government control of Bab el-Mandeb and the road to Aden.
• Saeed said the Houthis seek to control all of Yemen to help Iran expand chaos, with Taiz's fall making further defeats inevitable.
• The cabinet said Houthi missiles and drones struck the Maashiq Palace in Aden on Thursday, killing five guards and staff and wounding 16.
• The cabinet called on the international community to adopt a firm position and hold those responsible for the attacks accountable.
• The Houthis said the strike targeted what they called the Saudi war operations headquarters in Aden, linking it to their broader escalation.
• UN envoy Hans Grundberg said Yemen has returned to a large-scale war spreading across several fronts.
• The Maashiq Palace attack was the second major Houthi strike on Aden in eight days, and the prime minister and ministers there survived.
• The Yemeni government announced it will continue its military operation 'Fajr al-Yemen', launched October 5, to restore state institutions and end Houthi control.
• Aden residents reported hearing explosions near the city's airport on Friday evening, which they attributed to Houthi missiles.
• Houthi-affiliated media said the strikes targeted a Saudi military command center in Aden, one day after the palace attack.
• Prime Minister Shaye' al-Zindani condemned the attack on the city a day after the Maashiq Palace strike.