Yemen conflict reaches deadliest phase since 2022 amid offensive
Military sources report that fighting connected to the ongoing Yemen offensive has killed more than 300 people, marking the deadliest period since 2022. A Saudi-led coalition airstrike struck a prison facility in Al-Jawf Governorate, killing seven people including a child and leaving 35 others trapped under rubble.
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Yemen's civil war has intensified dramatically, with military sources reporting that more than 300 people have been killed in recent clashes tied to the ongoing offensive. This represents the deadliest period of the conflict since 2022. The escalation marks a sharp increase in violence after years of sporadic fighting, shifting frontlines, and periodic ceasefires.
During the violence, a Saudi-led coalition airstrike targeted a prison facility in Al-Jawf Governorate. The strike killed seven people, including a child, and trapped 35 others beneath the rubble. Rescue operations continued following the attack.
The renewed fighting underscores the fragile situation in Yemen, which has drawn in regional powers and created one of the world's most serious humanitarian crises. The military sources provided casualty figures and details of the fighting, but these figures could not be independently verified by other groups.
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