Yemen: besieged by the Houthis and starving, the city of Taiz "will not surrender," assures the governor

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The governor of Taiz, Nabil Shamsan, has assured the press that the city will not surrender despite being besieged by the Houthis rebels since early October 2026. He highlighted the severe misery, including famine, lack of water and food, and closed hospitals, claiming the Houthis seek to change the inhabitants' identity and recruit soldiers by force. Shamsan appealed to the international community for an urgent supply route to save the population from indiscriminate bombings.