In brief
On 15 Oct 2026, five ballistic missiles struck Yemen’s presidential palace in Aden, killing two security staff and injuring many others. The attack was carried out by the Iran‑backed Houthis, who say they targeted a Saudi‑led coalition operations headquarters. Yemen’s government condemned the assault as cowardly and vowed to keep fighting the Houthi fighters. The incident comes amid an ongoing war that has seen escalating missile and drone strikes against Saudi targets and a renewed offensive in the Red Sea region.
Two security personnel have been killed in a Houthi missile attack targeting the presidential palace in the port city of Aden in southern Yemen, which is the seat of the internationally recognized government, officials say.
Information Minister Moammar al-eryani told the BBC that the prime minister and other ministers were unhurt when five ballistic missiles hit al-Maashiq Palace, but that many others were injured.
The Houthis’ military spokesman Yahya Sarea said they struck the Saudi enemy’s military operations headquarters in Aden.
A Saudi-led coalition backs the Yemeni government and is providing air support for an offensive by pro-government forces against the Iran-backed Houthis.
Yemen’s Prime Minister Shaya Zindani condemned the attack on Aden, calling it cowardly and a continuation of their criminal behaviour. He vowed that the government would not weaken its resolve to continue operations against the Houthis.
The Houthi missile attack follows a wave of strikes on Saudi targets, including a Riyadh airport missile hit that killed 13 people. Saudi officials accuse Iran of encouraging the Houthis, while Iran has denied supplying weapons.
Yemen’s four-year-old civil war began in 2014 when the Houthis ousted the internationally recognized government. The Saudi-led coalition has intervened to restore the government’s rule, and the conflict has escalated with attacks on the Red Sea coast of southwestern Yemen.
At least 1,282 people have been killed and 5,890 injured in Yemen since 6 August, with another 201,000 displaced and a surge in suspected cholera cases, according to the UN.
