Press Release
Houthi Attack
I. Executive Summary
The incidents documented between 3 September and 9 November 2026 show that the health sector in Taiz Governorate was subjected to a series of simultaneous and systematic violations and attacks by the Houthi militia. These included direct and indirect shelling of health facilities; attacks on ambulances while performing their humanitarian duties; endangering paramedics and medical personnel; the seizure of ambulances and medical equipment; and restrictions on the movement of civilians and supplies. Together, these have directly undermined the ability of hospitals and health centers to save patients and the wounded.
The gravity of these violations is not limited to the physical damage to health facilities. They threaten the right to life and health, obstruct the population’s access to treatment, and increase the risk of death and disability among the wounded, critically ill patients, newborns, and kidney failure patients.
The report is of high quality: The health sector in Taiz
