Five people were killed on Wednesday and 23 others injured when Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis fired a ballistic missile at the strategic northern city of Marib, a medical source said.
The medic said two soldiers and three civilians were killed in the strike, which the Houthis claimed on Twitter.
Marib, in an oil-rich province of the same name, is the government's last northern stronghold. The Houthis have been fighting to seize it for months.
A pro-government military source confirmed the Houthi missile strike on the city.
The attack comes a day after pro-government fighters from the Giants Brigades forces said they expelled the Houthis from Harib, a district south of Marib.
The rebels have recently suffered a series of territorial defeats amid a major escalation in Yemen's seven-year war.
On Monday the Houthis launched missiles at the UAE which were intercepted over Abu Dhabi, a week after a drone attack killed three people in the first deadly attack on UAE soil claimed by the rebels.
The Houthi rebels seized the capital Sanaa in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led military intervention the following year.
Hundreds of thousands have been killed and millions displaced in the conflict, which the UN has labelled the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
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RESULTS
6.30pm: Handicap (rated 95-108) US$125,000 2000m (Dirt).
Winner: Don’t Give Up, Gerald Mosse (jockey), Saeed bin Suroor (trainer).
7.05pm: Handicap (95 ) $160,000 2810m (Turf).
Winner: Los Barbados, Adrie de Vries, Fawzi Nass.
7.40pm: Handicap (80-89) $60,000 1600m (D).
Winner: Claim The Roses, Mickael Barzalona, Salem bin Ghadayer.
8.15pm: UAE 2000 Guineas Trial (Div-1) Conditions $100,000 1,400m (D)
Winner: Gold Town, William Buick, Charlie Appleby.
8.50pm: Cape Verdi Group 2 $200,000 1600m (T).
Winner: Promising Run, Patrick Cosgrave, Saeed bin Suroor.
9.25pm: UAE 2000 Guineas Conditions $100,000 1,400m (D).
Winner: El Chapo, Luke Morris, Fawzi Nass.
Know your Camel lingo
The bairaq is a competition for the best herd of 50 camels, named for the banner its winner takes home
Namoos - a word of congratulations reserved for falconry competitions, camel races and camel pageants. It best translates as 'the pride of victory' - and for competitors, it is priceless
Asayel camels - sleek, short-haired hound-like racers
Majahim - chocolate-brown camels that can grow to weigh two tonnes. They were only valued for milk until camel pageantry took off in the 1990s
Millions Street - the thoroughfare where camels are led and where white 4x4s throng throughout the festival
The biog
Age: 35
Inspiration: Wife and kids
Favourite book: Changes all the time but my new favourite is Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Best Travel Destination: Bora Bora , French Polynesia
Favourite run: Jabel Hafeet, I also enjoy running the 30km loop in Al Wathba cycling track
Islamophobia definition
A widely accepted definition was made by the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims in 2019: “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.” It further defines it as “inciting hatred or violence against Muslims”.
