Smoke rises from the airport in Sanaa after the rebel-held capital was hit by air strikes. AFPInfoA timeline of the conflict as new air strikes hit Sanaa's international airport The NationalJuly 13, 2026
Yemen's Houthi rebels have declared an end to the "de-escalation phase" of the country's civil war following air strikes on Sanaa's international airport.
The conflict, rooted in a 2014 Houthi seizure of the capital, has drawn in regional powers including Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iran.
A 2022 UN-brokered truce brought relative calm, but Yemen has since been pulled into wider regional tensions involving Israel, the US and Iran.
The Houthis have escalated hostilities by attacking Red Sea shipping, exchanging strikes with Israel and detaining UN and humanitarian staff.
