SENTINEL INTELLIGENCE

An explosive device detonated in the car of Mohammed Aidha, a correspondent for Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath channels, on a street in Mukalla, Hadramawt governorate. No casualty figures are stated in the post.

Three soldiers from the Zaraniq forces (Second Brigade) were killed by intensive mortar shelling launched by Houthi militia on their positions on the Hays front, south of Hudaydah Governorate. The killed were identified as Kamal Issa Rahim, Ali Abdo Krisi, and Badr al-Ruwayi.

Five children were killed following the explosion of a war remnant (unexploded ordnance) in the village of Al-Raibi in the Hajar area, north of Al-Dhalea governorate. The Al-Dhalea Governor attended a funeral for three of the victims and called for strengthened mine-clearance efforts.

Four children (including three girls, aged 6–14) were killed and eight others seriously wounded when a war remnant projectile exploded while they were handling it near the village of al-Raibi in Qaatabah district, al-Dhale'e governorate. The wounded were evacuated to Sanah field hospital, with some reported in critical condition.

UKMTO (warning 072-26) reported that a small boat carrying five armed men attempted to approach and board an oil tanker approximately 50 nautical miles southeast of Al-Shihr, Hadramawt Governorate. The tanker's crew executed evasive maneuvers and changed course, continuing safely to its destination; vessel and crew are reported safe.

Unknown armed men attempted to seize a product tanker in the Gulf of Aden. No attribution to Iranian-linked forces is stated in the post.

UKMTO reported that a product tanker off the Yemeni coast was approached by a skiff carrying five armed individuals in an apparent attempted boarding. The vessel conducted evasive manoeuvres and altered course to evade the skiff.

The British Maritime Trade Organization reported a marine incident approximately 50 nautical miles southeast of Al-Mukalla (Al-Shahr), Yemen. No further details on the nature of the incident, casualties, or responsible actor are provided.

Armed clashes broke out in the al-Tawahi district of Aden between Giants Brigades forces and military police alongside forces affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council, over control of the Coast Guard headquarters. The confrontation was triggered by a Giants Brigade movement to seize the headquarters from the incumbent force, prompting armed deployment and a security alert in the area.

Clashes erupted at dawn on Saturday on the Hays front following a Houthi infiltration attempt. The 13th Infantry Brigade "First Zaraniqa" confirmed the deaths of three of its members — company commander Salman Tamen, Asil Abbas, and Tawfiq al-Ameri — killed on the front lines in confrontation with Houthi forces.

Houthi militia carried out two infiltration attempts on the Dhabab front in Taiz governorate and south of Al-Hudaydah governorate, both of which were repelled by Yemeni government forces. The clashes resulted in the deaths of four government soldiers, including two company-level officers — Second Lieutenant Ayman Abdullah (17th Infantry Brigade, Taiz) and Second Lieutenant Salman Salem Tamen plus two soldiers (13th Infantry Brigade "First Zaraniqa," Al-Hudaydah south).