76,000 displaced in Yemen as fighting intensifies
Intensified fighting in Yemen has led to an estimated 76,000 people fleeing their homes since July, according to the UN. Houthi rebels, designated a terror organization by the US, have advanced and now control the Babel Mandib Strait, a crucial shipping lane for global oil. This escalation breaks a 2022 truce and raises fears of a humanitarian disaster, with aid groups warning of a potential massive nutrition crisis and devastating consequences for the general population.
The Houthi control of the Babel Mandib Strait, through which 5% of global seaborn oil passes, poses a significant risk to global economic stability. The intensified conflict also threatens to worsen the existing humanitarian crisis in Yemen, one of the world's poorest countries.