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Fighting between Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces and Houthi rebels killed more than 60 people, including 26 soldiers and civilians on a bus, in some of the deadliest fighting in years following the collapse of a 2022 ceasefire in July. Yemeni government forces claimed to have regained 'complete control' of the Hays district in Hodeidah province, saying they recovered areas near the Al-Barah junction as Houthi fighters retreated with dozens killed and wounded. Saudi jets reportedly targeted rebel positions as government forces advanced toward the front lines near a key Red Sea gateway. The renewed clashes mark a significant deterioration in Yemen's internal conflict, threatening regional stability around the Red Sea shipping lanes and raising the risk of wider Houthi-Saudi confrontation.