Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Tuesday accused government forces of killing at least two people in a late Monday strike on a gas station near the besieged city of Taiz, where fighting has intensified.

The Houthi-run Health Ministry said several others were wounded. Yemen’s military said it had launched airstrikes against Houthi positions in Taiz. Houthi-controlled Al-Masirah TV also reported government strikes on Mokha and Dhubab, near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but the AP could not independently verify the claims.

Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Brig Gen Turki al-Malki said coalition forces intercepted four Houthi drones targeting southern Saudi Arabia and three ballistic missiles aimed at its eastern region. The AP could not verify the claim.

Human Rights Watch said a Houthi attack on October 18 severely damaged the Hayjat al-Abd road, a vital route for food, fuel and medicine into Taiz, worsening the humanitarian crisis and potentially violating international law.

Meanwhile, Houthi official Mohammed al-Bukhaiti warned that Egypt’s support for Saudi Arabia could be considered a “hostile action” against Yemen. Egyptian lawmakers approved a measure supporting Saudi Arabia on Monday.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Tuesday called for collective efforts to ease regional tensions during a phone call with his Iranian counterpart. He said Cairo was in contact with Washington and Tehran to pursue peace, stressing that “a military solution is not a solution.”