https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/as-houthis-encircle-taiz-yemen-s-saudi-backed-gov-t-faces-disasterContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/as-houthis-encircle-taiz-yemen-s-saudi-backed-gov-t-faces-disasterhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/as-houthis-encircle-taiz-yemen-s-saudi-backed-gov-t-faces-disaster#u151504Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:51:14 +0000Iran-backed Houthi rebels have largely encircled Yemen's third-largest city of Taiz, cutting off key supply routes and threatening a humanitarian disaster for over a million residents. Fighting since September has severely disrupted public sanitation, leaving the city dangerously short of water, fresh food, and fuel. Families are skipping meals and burning firewood as essentials vanish, while the United Nations warns that water access for over 1.6 million children is at risk. Pregnant women face growing health risks, and thousands of civilians are fleeing the violence by boarding boats to