Aden (South24 Center)

At least five Southern soldiers were killed and 26 others wounded in clashes with the Houthi militia across several fronts in South Yemen on Monday (November 2) and early Tuesday (November 3), according to field and medical sources, amid continued military escalation between the two sides.

Sources told South24 Center on Tuesday that Aboud Military Hospital in the interim capital Aden had received the bodies of four slain soldiers and 26 wounded personnel from various Southern Forces units following clashes with the Houthis on multiple fronts over the past several hours.

In Shabwa, a South24 Center correspondent reported on Tuesday that a soldier from the Second Shabwa Defense Brigade had died of wounds sustained while repelling an attempted Houthi infiltration on the Markha Al-Ulya front in the governorate.

The Center's correspondent had reported on Monday that two soldiers from the Second Shabwa Defense Brigade were wounded while repelling the infiltration attempt on the same front. One of them was later confirmed dead from his injuries.

The developments come as fighting continues between Southern Forces and the Houthi militia across several fronts in South Yemen, amid reports of casualties among forces involved in the clashes.

Separately, Yemen's Ministry of Public Health and Population said on Monday that five people were killed and 15 others injured in a Houthi ballistic missile attack targeting the Al-Suqya Health Center in Al-Mudharaba and Ras Al-Ara District, Lahj Governorate, on Sunday evening (November 1). According to the ministry, three medical workers were among those killed and seven others among the injured.