2024 in Yemen

2024
in
Yemen

Decades:
See also:Other events of 2024

Events in the year 2024 in Yemen.

Incumbents

Aden government (Presidential Leadership Council)
Photo Post Name
Chairman of Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi
Prime Minister of Yemen Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed

(2018 – 5 February 2024)

Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak

(5 February 2024 – present)

Sanaa government (Supreme Political Council)
Photo Post Name
Leader of Ansar Allah Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
Chairman of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat
Prime Minister of Yemen Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour

Events

January

February

March

  • 2 March –
  • 6 March – The Barbados flagged bulk carrier M/V True Confidence is hit by a Houthi ballistic missile in the Red Sea, killing two crewmen and wounding six others. The remaining crew abandon the vessel.[18]
  • 11 March – An explosion near a ship in the Red Sea is suspected to have been an attack by Houthi rebels, though the blast caused no damage.[19]
  • 18 March –  A women’s protest occurs in Hamdan district, Sana'a which the group organisers say was for denouncing the "crimes of Israel in Gaza".[20]
  • 19 March – Houthis blow up a house in Radaa, killing nine members of a family and collapsing four nearby buildings in retaliation for the homeowner allegedly setting up an ambush that killed two Houthi militants.[21][22]
  • 20 March – Four people are killed when a Houthi rocket strikes their home during a clash in Radaa as residents attempt to prevent the group from destroying their properties.[22]

April

May

June

July

  • 20 July – Israeli airstrikes hit oil refineries and power stations in the port of Hodeidah, killing and wounding several people.[39]
  • 21 July – The Houthis target the Israeli city of Eilat with multiple ballistic missiles, in response to the previous day's airstrikes.[40]
  • 23 July – The Yemeni government and the Houthis sign an agreement to de-escalate tensions, which will include relaxing banking restrictions on both sides and allowing flag carrier Yemenia to resume flights to Jordan.[41]

August

  • 3 August – The Houthis take control over the premises of the UN Human Rights Office in Sanaa.[42]
  • 5 August – The Houthis claim an attack on a Liberia-flagged container ship MV Groton in the Gulf of Aden.[43]
  • 7 August – At least 30 people are reported killed following days of flooding in Hodeidah and Hajjah.[44]
  • 16 August – A car bombing claimed by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula kills 16 Southern Transitional Council soldiers and injures 18 others in Mudiyah District in Abyan Governorate.[45]
  • 18 August – 2024 Yemen floods: More than 100 people are killed during nearly three weeks of persistent heavy rainfall and flooding across Yemen, with the national weather agency declaring a severe weather alert for future "very heavy thunderstorms".[46]
  • 20 August – Thirteen people are killed and 14 others are reported missing after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Dhubab District, Taiz Governorate.[47]
  • 27 August – The Pentagon reports that the MT Sounion appears to be leaking its 150,000 ton supply of oil into the Red Sea and is still on fire since Houthi attacks on August 22. Efforts to salvage the tanker have been repelled by Houthi threats.[48]
  • 29 August –
    • At least 33 people are killed and 38 others are reported missing following flash floods in Milhan District, Al Mahwit Governorate.[49]
    • The Houthis release footage showing their fighters boarding and placing explosives on the Greek-flagged MT Sounion oil tanker, causing explosions that put the tanker at risk of causing a major oil spill in the Red Sea.[50]
  • 31 August – The Houthis claim to have attacked the Liberia-flagged container ship MV Groton for the second time in the Gulf of Aden.[51]

September

November

Art and entertainment

Holidays

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