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Yemen Displacement Nears 94,000 as Fighting Escalates

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Renewed Houthi-led fighting in Yemen has displaced nearly 94,000 people and killed over 500.

Yemen displacement has risen to nearly 94,000 people due to intensified fighting involving Houthi forces along the Red Sea coast.
More than 500 people have been killed in roughly a week of fighting, according to an Associated Press report.
Houthi forces have seized Mocha, Perim Island, and the Greater and Lesser Hanish Islands, expanding their presence along the Red Sea corridor.
More than 2,000 Yemenis have fled toward Djibouti, raising regional security and logistical concerns for neighboring countries like landlocked Ethiopia.