Houthi artillery shells kill father & son in Yemen’s Taiz

A father and son were killed when Houthi rebels shelled their house in Yemen's government-held city of Taez, local health officials said.

Speaking to The Associated Press, one witness described seeing the man's mangled body after the attack, which took place on Sunday. The victim's three children were injured and taken to hospital for treatment. One of the children's legs was amputated and another later died.

Yemen's Information Minister Moammar Eryani said six children in total were injured in two separate attacks. He called on the international community to “immediately include the Houthi militia on international terrorist lists”.

A truce between Yemen's warring sides expired at the beginning of October after holding for six months. Efforts are being made by the UN special envoy to Yemen to reinstate the truce.

Last week, the UN Security Council issued a statement condemning a Houthi drone attack on an oil terminal in Hadramawt governorate.

The statement, "stressed that any escalation will only exacerbate the suffering of the Yemeni population and called on the Houthis to immediately cease such attacks, respect their obligations under international humanitarian law, priorities the Yemeni people and engage constructively with the efforts to renew the truce."