Yemen Escalation Leaves Nearly Seventeen Hundred Dead Since August
The agency documented 1,677 fatalities and 7,395 injuries over the period. Of these, 559 casualties occurred between Oct. 20 and 25, representing an average of approximately 93 people killed or injured each day.
According to the report, hostilities persisted in Taiz, Lahj and Marib governorates, while fewer casualties were reported in Aden, Al-Dhalea and Shabwa.
The WHO said it sent 56 trauma and emergency kits to Taiz city on Oct. 24. The shipment comprised 46 kits for trauma treatment and 10 intended for emergency medical services.
The delivery also contained approximately 30 metric tons of medical supplies designated for three hospitals and one health center.
The agency raised concerns about declining access to healthcare in Marib, where only six of 31 mobile medical teams remained operational. Residents continue to face difficulties obtaining treatment as health facilities sustain damage and medical supplies become scarce.
Al-Thawra General Hospital in Taiz city was struck by gunfire on Oct. 20, injuring three soldiers and one patient, according to the WHO.
The organization cautioned that interruptions to essential services, limited supplies of medicine, fuel and water, and poor waste management were heightening the threat of infectious disease outbreaks, particularly in Taiz.
Taiz, Yemen’s most populous province, remains split between government forces and the Houthis. Government troops retain control of Taiz city, the provincial capital, as well as other areas of the province.
Military confrontations between Yemeni government forces and the Houthis have intensified again since July, especially in Taiz and Lahj, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries, according to UN reports.
Yemen’s conflict began in September 2014, when the Houthis took control of the capital, Sanaa, and several provinces. In March 2015, a Saudi-led Arab coalition intervened to support the country’s internationally recognized government.
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