Saudi-led coalition and Houthis trade strikes as Yemen conflict deepens

Yemen's conflict has dramatically escalated as the Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels exchange heavy airstrikes and cross-border missile attacks on Wednesday. The renewed Houthi offensive aims to seize vital territory around the Bab al-Mandab strait to tighten control over Red Sea shipping routes. The ongoing exchanges risk returning Yemen to a conflict that left hundreds of thousands of people dead.