France allocates an extra €3 million for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen

France has pledged an extra €3 million ($3.36 million) for Yemen; the Foreign Ministry said that “the Houthi offensive in the Bab al-Mandeb strait has caused a new humanitarian blow” and that the pledge responds to “this tragedy”, as Al Jazeera reports.

By 30 September, the escalation of the fighting had forcibly displaced at least 197,906 people, while the UN warns that Yemen’s health system risks being pushed “beyond the point of recovery”.

The French aid comes as the fighting between the Houthis and government forces intensifies in Taiz, Marib and along the Red Sea coast, and tens of thousands of displaced families flee the combat zones towards overcrowded camps.