Rescuers are digging through the rubble of a Houthi-run prison hit by an airstrike in northern Yemen, raising the death toll to 23.

Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthi movement fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabian cities and energy facilities on Tuesday, part of a wider regional escalation more than six months into the U.S. war with Iran.

Salama Saeed and her son fled for their lives when shelling and gunfire from Yemen's Houthi rebels engulfed their village, forcing her to leave other children behind. "We were forced to leave because of the Houthis,

Here is a look at the main actors currently involved in the conflict.

Houthi rebels in Yemen have accused Saudi Arabia of striking a prison in the north, escalating tensions between the Iran-backed group and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces.

The Houthis, an Iran-backed militia, appear to be trying to gain control of a port city near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key choke point for global trade.

According to the Yemen News Agency, the missiles were "locally manufactured". The report stated that the Houthis surveilled Saudi camps and troops at Al-Wadi'ah camp and found a large number of vehicles with ammunition and weapons.

Largest offensive in years appears aimed at severing Taiz from Red Sea and pushing toward strategic port of Mokha Government counteroffensives in Al-Jawf, Al-Bayda could force Iran-backed militia to fight on multiple fronts AL-MUKALLA: What began as a major Houthi offensive west of Taiz is rapidly developing into a wider struggle over Yemen’s battlefield — and potentially over access to one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.