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Yemeni government-aligned forces launched a counteroffensive against Houthi rebels, vowing to retake the capital Sanaa, with fighting intensifying in the al-Bayda and al-Jawf provinces. Houthi-run media accused Saudi Arabia of killing seven people in an air strike on a prison, as the conflict escalates on multiple fronts. Analysts now describe Yemen's war as fully reignited, with a new battle for Sanaa and the Red Sea shipping lanes underway. They caution the renewed fighting could mark the start of another protracted conflict rather than a swift, decisive campaign, given the entrenched positions of both sides and the involvement of regional powers.