# Siege of Taiz

News · Heat 1.6 / 10 · 3 shows · 6m airtime

Houthi forces besieged Taiz, one of Yemen's largest cities, for a third week in October 2026, firing ballistic missiles at a Yemeni military camp and killing more than 70, according to a local official. Britain said it would send fighter jets to help Saudi Arabia defend cities and critical infrastructure from Houthi attacks. Residents told The Times that food, fuel and drinking water are running low and hospitals are exhausting their last medical supplies. What remains open is how long the siege can hold and whether relief can reach the city.

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## Segments

- [The Daily](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedaily), 2026-10-21, 33:31 to 34:56: **Adds Britain's jets to the Taiz roundup**. News roundup item on the Taiz siege confirms the third week and the cutoffs of food, water and fuel, then adds a new outside response: Britain says it will send fighter jets to help Saudi Arabia defend cities and infrastructure from Houthi attacks. New angle: Britain said it would send fighter jets to help Saudi Arabia defend cities and critical infrastructure from Houthi attacks.
- [The Headlines](https://boilpoints.com/u/theheadlines), 2026-10-21, 7:50 to 8:48: **Details the Taiz siege and the camp strike**. Picks up the Taiz siege as its own story: residents describe dwindling food, fuel and water, hospitals running out of supplies, and a missile strike on a Yemeni military camp that killed more than 70. The Riyadh airport strikes and the postponed Saudi investment conference are mentioned only as backdrop. New angle: The Houthi siege of Taiz is in its third week; a missile strike on a Yemeni military camp killed more than 70.
- [Up First](https://boilpoints.com/u/upfirst), 2026-10-21, 9:05 to 12:39: **Recaps the RAF jets and widens to the Taiz siege**. Recaps Britain's decision to send RAF jets on a defensive mission, then widens to Houthi drone-swarm tactics, the deadly strike on Yemeni recruits, the cancelled investment forum and the Taiz siege. The British jets are a retelling of what The Daily and The Headlines already had.