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Fighting between Houthi forces and Yemeni pro-government/Saudi-backed forces has sharply escalated, with Yemeni forces claiming 71 attacks on Houthi positions in Taiz province and air force strikes separately hitting Houthi reinforcements and vehicles; Houthi sources said government-aligned fighters carried out hundreds of attacks killing or wounding over 1,500 Houthi fighters in 24 hours, while other reports put the death toll from clashes at over 80 in a single day. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Khamis Mushait, and Turkey condemned a Houthi drone attack on Saudi Arabia. Regional and Western officials say Saudi Arabia is planning a broader offensive, led by Yemeni ground troops with Saudi air support, to break the Houthis' grip on the Red Sea, while Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia plan emergency talks under their