# Healthcare crisis worsens in besieged Yemen city of Taiz

https://mins.news/en/item/103959

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-17 01:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/17/healthcare-crisis-escalating-in-yemens-besieged-taiz?traffic_source=rss

> Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and the internationally recognised government is worsening the humanitarian crisis in Taiz. The city has become a new front in the war, with vital supplies including food, fuel and medicine cut off.

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