At least five people have been killed and 16 others wounded when the Houthi militia targeted the Al-Maashiq Presidential Palace in the Yemeni interim capital of Aden with ballistic missiles, according to Yemen's health minister.
A government source told Anadolu Agency on Thursday that the attack involved five ballistic missiles, and that several members of the government were inside the palace at the time of the attack.
Yemeni Health Minister Qassem Buhaibeh said on US social media company Facebook that the casualties were guards and civilian employees working at the presidential complex.
He described the attack as "a repeat of the targeting of the Yemeni government at Aden airport in December 2020."
"The government will continue carrying out its duties among the public," he said.
The Information Ministry said Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani and members of the government were "safe" after the attack.
Social media users circulated video clips showing columns of smoke rising from inside the Al-Maashiq Palace.
The government-run Saba news agency also reported that the Houthis attacked residential neighbourhoods in the city of Marib with "several ballistic missiles."
Earlier, the agency also said the group shelled civilian homes in the area surrounding the palace.
The Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV also cited an unnamed military source who confirmed that the palace had been targeted, without providing details.
The attack marks the first of its kind on the palace since fighting between the Houthi militia and the internationally recognised government resumed in July.
Yemen has been mired in conflict since the Houthi militia seized the national capital Sanaa in 2014, forcing the internationally recognised government from the capital.
A Saudi-led coalition intervened militarily in support of the government in 2015. The current escalation began in July after a 2022 truce collapsed.
