Yemen’s army claims over 1,500 Houthi casualties in past 24 hours

Government forces close a key crossing connecting Houthi-held al-Houban to government-held Taiz city.Published On 3 Oct 20263 Oct 2026Yemen’s internationally recognised government forces have carried out nearly 500 military operations, killing or wounding 1,540 Houthi rebels in the past 24 hours, according to the army.Warplanes, drones, artillery, missiles and rocket launchers were used to target Houthi positions in various parts of Yemen, military spokesman Colonel Majed Abdullah al-Nazili said on Friday evening.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Saudi-led coalition says power station attacked in Medina, blames Houthislist 2 of 3After Red Sea losses, Yemen’s government forces hold the linelist 3 of 3Three in four households go hungry in parts of Yemen amid fighting: UNend of listMost of the casualties came in the governorate of Taiz where the operations halted the Houthi advance, al-Nazili said. The government-held city of Taiz has become a focal point of the renewed fighting.The army spokesman did not mention any casualties among government forces.Key border crossing closedOn Saturday, the army’s media official Ammar al-Sami’i told Al Jazeera that the government had cl...