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The Haradh border crossing, the greatest for goods and individuals involving its own impoverished neighbor, Saudi Arabia, and the planet ‘s leading oil exporter, was evacuated amid shelling which razed passport section and its departure lounge, witnesses said.
Residents of several Yemeni hamlets in the region left their houses and fled in the frontier, which has become a front line involving the Iran as well as the kingdom -allied rebels.
Arab air raids hit on weapons shops and military bases and local officials said a mid-degree Houthi commander, Abu Bassam al-Kibsi, was killed in a air strike in the central state of Raymah.
The Sunni Muslim states consider the Shi’ite Houthis really are a proxy for influence by their arch opponent Iran, but their effort has yet to rescind the rebels’ battle field increases.
Local combatants battling the Houthis in the south in Yemen reported Saudi -directed air strikes on an important air base commanded by the group in Lahj province and say eight Houthi combatants were killed by them on Sunday within an ambush in Dalea state.
Residents in the central city of Taiz said pro and Houthi forces -Hadi combatants fired artillery and tank shells at each other through the city overnight.
The Houthis assumed control of a military base on a tactical mountaintop in the middle of town, eyewitnesses said.
A ceasefire has been demanded by the Houthis before any discussions.