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Yemen's Ministry of Defense announced it is verifying reports of the Houthis' use of shells suspected of containing toxic substances in Taiz province, where cases of suffocation and loss of consciousness have been recorded among civilians and resistance fighters. The situation in the city has worsened amid new fighting and a continuing blockade.
Otabek YusupovThe Gaza Health Ministry said diesel fuel supplies for hospital generators have been completely exhausted amid the ongoing Israeli blockade. The ministry warned that engines that have run for thousands of hours without maintenance may fail irreversibly. It was previously reported that 70% of generators were already out of service. The Gaza Ministry of Social Development announced the shutdown of most bakeries and warned of 'catastrophic humanitarian consequences'.
Javlon TursunovA senior Iranian security official said that in the event of a new war, the killing of Iranian officials or civilians, Tehran would consider US political assets and the infrastructure of participating countries as 'legitimate targets'. Iran, according to him, already considers itself at war with the US due to the naval blockade that began after the strikes on February 28.
Javlon TursunovCuba's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ernesto Soberon Guzman, condemned an event scheduled by the US Permanent Mission to the UN for October 19 under the title 'Cuba Libre: The Oppression Havana Heights'. He called it a politically motivated action against a sovereign state and urged UN member states to speak out for the lifting of the American embargo.
Aziz KarimovGovernor of Yemen's Taiz province Nabil Shamsan said that Houthis have blocked roads into the city for 15 days; due to fuel shortages, power plants, water supply and garbage collection have stopped. Hospitals face medicine shortages, and humanitarian organizations cannot reach approximately 4 million residents and displaced people. Since October 5, government forces have been conducting the 'Yemen's Dawn' offensive.
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