# Fighting intensifies as Yemen’s Taiz remains under siege

https://mins.news/en/video/105098

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-18 12:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoR6fSdL0J4

> Fighting has escalated around Taiz. Government forces say they are repelling repeated attacks by Ansar Allah Houthi forces. A two-week siege is worsening the city’s humanitarian crisis, with food shortages and soaring prices.

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