# Yemen fighting escalates as government forces launch air strikes on Houthi targets

https://mins.news/en/video/48878

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-07 21:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzvMp4V-cc4

> Yemen’s government-aligned forces have counterattacked the Houthis as fighting intensifies in an effort to retake territory. The latest offensive is aimed at Houthi positions in al-Jawf and al-Bayda. The Houthis say a prison in Sanaa was also hit, killing seven people, while an army spokesperson says government forces captured new positions and inflicted losses on both fronts.

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