hdog says Houthi damage to Taiz road worsens humanitarian situation

Human Rights Watch says the Iran-backed Houthi rebels used explosives to severely damage a road leading into the besieged city of Taiz, worsening an already dire humanitarian situation.

The rights group said in a report released Monday that the Hayjat al-Abd road is a crucial entry point for food, fuel and medicine.

It warned that destroying the road would violate international law if the Oct. 18 attack was intended to  disable infrastructure indispensable to civilian survival. 

The attack may also have harmed civilians.

Houthis say Egypt's support for Saudi Arabia could drag it into  aggression' against Yemen

A Houthi official said Tuesday the Egyptian parliament's decision to support Saudi Arabia would draw the Arab world's most populous nation into what he called  aggression  against Yemen.

Houthi political bureau member Mohammed al-Bukhaiti told The Associated Press in a video interview that Egyptian support for Saudi Arabia would be considered  hostile action  because the kingdom is the aggressor in Yemen and doesn't need anyone to defend it.

Egyptian lawmakers approved the measure requested by the country's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in a closed session Monday as concern among ordinary Egyptians that the country could be drawn into the conflict in Yemen grows.

Egypt's highest security body had earlier pledged to provide  all necessary and possible forms of support  to Saudi Arabia to defend its  security and stability,  protect its resources and territorial integrity, and safeguard Islamic holy sites.

This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.