Houthi missiles strike Aden presidential palace, killing two escorts

Houthi missiles struck the Maashiq presidential palace in Aden on Thursday, killing two escorts, while Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani and cabinet members were unharmed.

• Yemen's Information Ministry announced two escorts were killed in the missile attack and that the prime minister and government members were safe.
• Houthi media claimed the strike targeted a military operations command run by Saudi officers and weapons depots.
• The attack came a day after Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree announced striking military gatherings in Lahj governorate with three missiles.
• Government forces spokesman Colonel Majid al-Nuzaili said "Fajr al-Yemen" operations neutralized about 1,250 fighters and destroyed over 460 vehicles.
• Information Minister Muammar al-Aryani said the Houthis fired five rockets at the presidential Maashiq palace.
• Six other people were wounded in the rocket attack on the palace, according to Yemeni government reports.
• The government said it will remain in the temporary capital Aden despite the strike on the presidential palace.
• Yemeni government sources told AFP the death toll from the Maashiq palace attack rose to at least four people, including two security guards.
• Yemen's cabinet said the Houthi attack used missiles and drones, killing and wounding a number of palace guards and staff.
• The cabinet called on the international community and the UN to take a firm stance and hold the perpetrators accountable.
• It linked the attack to strikes on vital Saudi facilities and shelling of residential areas in Taiz and Lahj.
• Yemen's Health Minister Qasim Buhaibih said the Maashiq palace attack killed five people and wounded 16, including guards and civilian staff.