Hazm sits at the center of Yemen’s conflict narrative, shaping policy and public discourse as a government or factional leader in a razor-edged security crisis.
The renewed fighting in Yemen has escalated after a prison strike in Hazm, Jawf province. The facility collapsed when coalition strikes hit the area, killing at least 23 people, including a visiting woman and a child. The Houthis retaliated with missile and drone strikes on southern Saudi Arabia, while coalition airstrikes target Houthi positions in Jawf and Marib. The war’s toll is rising, with thousands displaced and hundreds wounded.