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Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck a residential area in Yemen's third-largest city, killing two teenage girls. The strike on Tuesday renewed attention to the dangers faced by civilians in Taiz.

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Yemeni and foreign officials are warning of potential catastrophe as the Houthi militia besieges Taiz, one of Yemen’s largest cities, leaving its residents with dwindling supplies of food, water and fuel.