# Fighting intensifies near Yemen’s Taiz as UN calls for humanitarian access

https://mins.news/en/item/120789

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-29 12:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/29/fighting-rages-near-yemens-taiz-as-un-urges-humanitarian-access?traffic_source=rss

> Hostilities have escalated on several fronts in Yemen. The UN says more than 281,000 people have been displaced since early August, while its humanitarian office warns time is running out to deliver aid to 800,000 people trapped in Taiz and urges all parties to ensure safe, sustained and unimpeded humanitarian access.

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