Saudi artillery shells Yemen's Saada border district
Shafaq News- Sanaa
Saudi artillery shelled parts of al-Dhaher district in Yemen's northern Saada province, on the border with Saudi Arabia, the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported on Friday.
⭕️عاجل⭕️ مراسلنا في صعدة: قصف مدفعي للعدو السعودي على مناطق من مديرية الظاهر الحدودية https://t.co/KIEJnjn5wx
— قناة المسيرة (@Almasirah_YE) October 16, 2026
The Houthis, an Iran-aligned group that controls the capital Sanaa and much of northern Yemen, also said they shot down a Saudi Wing Loong II armed reconnaissance drone over Marib province.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a drone launched toward Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, the kingdom's main oil-producing region.
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التحالف : اعتراض وتدمير طائرة مسيرة أطلقت باتجاه المنطقة الشرقية.
— المتحدث الرسمي باسم قوات التحالف (@CJFCSpox) October 16, 2026
Escalating conflict in Yemen has cut off life-saving assistance to 800,000 people, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned. The agency said it needs $268 million to sustain emergency food assistance, nutrition programs, school meals, resilience projects and humanitarian logistics through 2027.
🚨 #Yemen: Escalating conflict has cut WFP’s access to 800,000 people. Shifting frontlines, blocked roads and insecurity are restricting humanitarian access, while food supplies run dangerously low in some of the hardest-hit areas. WFP is responding wherever access allows, but safe, sustained access and urgent funding are critical to reach those most in need.
— World Food Programme (@WFP) October 15, 2026
