Houthi Missiles Hit Presidential Palace in Yemen's Aden, Killing Two
Iran-backed Houthi forces struck the Maashiq Presidential Palace in the Yemeni city of Aden with missiles, killing two people. Yemeni authorities say the prime minister was unhurt.
Missiles struck the Maashiq Presidential Palace in the Yemeni city of Aden, killing two people, a Yemeni minister said. The Houthis, an armed movement backed by Iran, carried out the strike. Yemeni officials say the prime minister was not harmed in the attack.
A conflict that is escalating
The strike on the palace points to a sharpening of the conflict in Yemen. Saudi Arabia has said that Iran is fueling the fighting.
What is known
The available reporting states that two people died and that Houthi missiles carried out the strike. Other details, including the identities of the victims and the extent of the damage to the palace, have not yet been set out.