Yemen's Civil War Rages On: Oil Prices Soar as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure have pushed up global fuel prices and rattled markets, but for Yemenis caught in the crossfire, the cost is far greater.

More than 125,000 people have fled their homes as the Iran-backed rebels advanced down the Red Sea coast to a key maritime chokepoint. The offensive has threatened Saudi oil exports and put pressure on food supplies in Yemen, where an estimated 5 million people are experiencing 'crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity.'

Eshraq Abdel Gelil, four months pregnant at the time, fled her home with her husband after intense shelling forced them to leave. They joined thousands of others packed into a home in Taiz, where they can only afford to eat twice a day.

'This is one of the most fast-moving and volatile displacement waves Yemen has seen in years,' said Obia Achieng, a UNICEF representative in Yemen. 'Families are fleeing with little or no warning, often at night, carrying only what they can grab.'