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Fighting in Yemen intensified after a truce broke down, with Houthi officials reporting dozens of casualties from Saudi airstrikes on a market in Taiz, while the Houthis claimed to have fired ballistic missiles at Riyadh, hitting a fuel depot near the airport; Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a missile aimed at the capital. Yemeni government forces also widened ground and air operations against Houthi positions across Taiz. The G7 condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and urged Iran to stop arming the group, while the UK and France announced defensive military support—refueling and air-defense deployments—for Saudi forces. Riyadh schools shifted to remote learning for a week amid the heightened tensions, and Iran separately offered to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The renewed violence has driven refugees across the Red Sea to Djibouti and prompted warnings that Yemen's healthcare system could collapse under the strain, underscoring the humanitarian toll of a conflict now threatening broader regional energy security.