# Yemen escalation: Multiple Houthi drones shot down

https://mins.news/en/video/16091

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-07 10:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJiz8l5-8CM

> Yemen’s conflict is intensifying as Houthi rebels launch drone and missile attacks. Government forces are responding by targeting the drones. Fighting has grown heavier in Marib and Hodeidah, increasing tensions across the region. Al Jazeera’s Yousef Mawry reports on the escalation and the latest exchanges between the opposing sides.

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