The Yemeni Armed Forces issued a report stating that, on Sunday, military aircraft launched 3 raids targeting Houthi sites and barracks in the Black Hill and Jabal al-Moneim on the Dhabab Front in Taiz, at a time when military operations are expanding on more than one axis in conjunction with the escalation of the displacement movement and the worsening humanitarian repercussions.

The Yemeni Armed Forces published new scenes that they said document the targeting of Houthi sites, elements and vehicles by warplanes as part of the “Kill Box” operation in the Al-Mokha and Dhu Bab regions on the west coast.

The armed forces launched Operation “Kill Box” on Friday, and called on citizens to avoid using a number of roads in the region, in conjunction with carrying out more than 20 air strikes on Houthi sites.

According to the Yemeni Armed Forces, the raids targeted gatherings, vehicles, missile launchers, and a communications system in the Al-Zahir, Dhi Na’im, Al-Sawadiyah, and Makeras districts in Al-Bayda Governorate, confirming the infliction of heavy losses among the Houthis’ ranks and their equipment.

The aircraft also targeted Houthi gatherings, vehicles, and equipment in Dhu Bab and along the western coast.

Politically, the Yemeni Council of Ministers headed by Shaye’ al-Zindani discussed the repercussions of the Houthi escalation. Al-Zindani considered that the escalation was “widespread and dangerous” and goes beyond the Yemeni arena, and is linked, according to him, to an Iranian agenda that uses Yemen and its strategic location to threaten the security of the region and international navigation.

Al-Zindani stressed that the difficult field developments should not be treated as an end to the confrontation or a decisive decision on its course.

In parallel with the military escalation, the humanitarian repercussions are worsening at an accelerated pace. The United Nations reported that at least 76,000 people have been displaced inside Yemen since July, noting that the pace of displacement increased with the intensification of confrontations between the Houthis and government forces.

The International Organization for Migration warned of a displacement crisis that is rapidly worsening and developing “hour by hour,” noting that about a quarter of the displaced were forced to leave their areas during the last week in conjunction with the Houthi attack.

The displacement movement extended outside Yemen, as the authorities in Djibouti announced that about 1,400 people had fled from Yemen to its territory during the past 24 hours.

The Humanitarian Response Coordinator at the International Organization for Migration said that among the arrivals were women and children, explaining in a statement to Agence France-Presse that they had arrived in the Obock region, north of Djibouti, with additional numbers expected to arrive in the coming days.

In this context, Yemeni Foreign Minister Afrah Al-Zuba called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, to take urgent action regarding the humanitarian repercussions resulting from the escalation.

Al-Zuba confirmed, in a letter addressed to Turk, that the Houthi escalation led to a worsening of the humanitarian situation and increased waves of displacement, warning that the extension of the threat to the Bab al-Mandab region doubles the risks to civilians, international navigation, and supply chains.

It also renewed its call to the Human Rights Council and the High Commissioner to condemn Houthi violations and pressure to stop them.