Houthi gunmen killed and injured 39 civilians in Taiz during last November, the Human Rights Information and Training Center said in report.

The report detailed the casualties as follows: 20 civilians were killed among them 9 children and 3 women by rebel snipers and by the rebels rocket shelling attacks in the city of Taiz; 19 civilians were injured among them 14 children and 3 women.

The report said that the rebels prevent humanitarian and medical aid access to the city causing the city's health and living crisis to reach catastrophic levels. According to the report diphtheria is now spreading inside the city. In the suburbs the report said that Houthis are displacing whole villages by the power of force as they occupy new military sites.