Yemen is redeploying military units to its northern Sa’ada province, probably for an offensive against Shiite rebels. The rebels charge the regime reneged on a cease-fire agreement by destroying locals’ homes and engaging mass arbitrary arrests. The military destroyed a mosque, shot farmers in the field, and fired on buses according to local media. The World Food Program appealed for funds to feed 77,000 internal refugees, mostly women and children, displaced in Sa’ada since the last round of fighting. Medical supplies, clean water, and gas are extremely scarce in the war-torn governorate due to a governmental blockade.
