Aden5 missiles hit near Yemen’s presidential palace, killing 2 guards.
The palace is the Saudi-backed government’s seat, and officials say the prime minister is safe.
The attack came as fighting intensified in Taiz, control of which would secure the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
The Houthis say they hit a military operations headquarters run by officers from Saudi Arabia.
Taiz, under Houthi siege, faces what its health ministry calls a humanitarian catastrophe.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 100+ reports worldwide
- Al Jazeera Online leans critical
- reads the strike as the first Houthi attack on the government's seat of power, warning of an all-out civil war that could draw in other regional powers
- Middle East Eye leans critical
- The Hindu
- highlights the Houthi claim of hitting a military operations headquarters and the six wounded, with Reuters verifying the video's location and date
Sources: Al Jazeera Online, Middle East Eye, The Hindu