Dodging snipers, housing crisis forces Yemenis to live on front line
Living near Taiz’s front line forces families to make difficult choices amid sniper threats and economic hardships.

Living near Taiz’s front line forces families to make difficult choices amid sniper threats and economic hardships.




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![“Home is the first homeland,” says Zakaria Aqel, “the place that holds all the peace in the world. A person without a home is a person without an identity. Each time [I was displaced], I felt a sense of belonging to the place I was in, a place where I had tried to build a life.” Zakaria and his family are from Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. After being displaced dozens of times, they eventually settled in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood, where they were given a shelter that finally offered some stability after months of moving from place to place.](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/15-Zakaria-Aqel-1784786704.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)





Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov ‘reaffirmed readiness’ for political and diplomatic settlement to Russia-Ukraine war.
Yemenis fear a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia could reignite war, deepen shortages and worsen hunger.
The assault in Narathiwat comes a day after a car bombing elsewhere in the province wounded a police officer.
Claimed attacks come days after Houthis announced naval embargo on Saudi vessels
Sanctions on Russian LNG would hurt Greek shipping, argues Athens, but it also fears Moscow’s hybrid warfare.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tells US senators that the war has cost the US $37.5bn so far.

The US military’s 11th consecutive night of strikes extended to Iranian provinces not previously hit.
Saudi Arabia has condemned the Houthi naval blockade that could impact oil flow to importers of Saudi oil.
The White House told Al Jazeera that the US would continue its attacks unless Trump decides otherwise.