The Saudi-led coalition launched wide scale air and ground operations in southwestern Yemen to halt a Houthi advance toward the strategic Kahboub Mountains. A strike on a central market in Taiz killed at least 7 people as the military attempts to block rebel forces from seizing the heights overlooking the Bab al-Mandeb strait, following the Houthi capture of the city of Mocha.

Authorities in Riyadh ordered all schools and colleges to shift to online learning for one week through Thursday, notifying parents via email without providing an official reason. The closures follow the interception of two Houthi drones targeting the capital on Sept. 26 and come amid a nearly daily barrage of attacks that intensified after a peace truce collapsed in July.