Houthi Rebels Launch Deadliest Attack in Years on Yemeni Government Forces Killing 14 Soldiers Near Hodeidah

Houthi forces attacked pro-government positions in the Jabal Dubas area of Hays district, south of Hodeidah, late Friday, briefly seizing the sites before government-aligned troops retook them in a dawn counterattack Saturday 123. Death tolls diverge across reporting: Al Jazeera and Arab News cite medical sources putting government casualties at 16 dead and 22 wounded 12, while Daily Sabah and the Times of Israel cite a military official's count of 14 killed and 23 injured 34. An anonymous officer in Jabal Dubas, speaking without authorization to the press, called it "the deadliest Houthi attack in years," attributing most casualties to sniper fire followed by drone and mortar strikes 123. A separate military official said the fighting also produced Houthi dead and wounded without specifying numbers 234, and the attack followed a Houthi threat Friday against Saudi airports and facilities over an alleged attempt to block an Iranian aircraft landing 234.