Houthis say 2 dead at gas station as fighting around Taiz intensifies, and other Mideast news

Fighting around the besieged capital of Yemen's Taiz province is intensifying, with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Tuesday accusing Yemeni government forces of an attack on a gas station that has killed at least 2.Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday that a Houthi attack that severely damaged a road leading to Taiz city where the humanitarian situation is worsening may be in violation of international law.Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Tuesday. Read our full coverage here.Houthis say strike on gas station kills at least 2Yemen's Houthi-run Health Ministry on Tuesday blamed government forces for strikes on a gas station in Taiz province that killed at least two people and wounded several others.The attack occurred as fighting around the besieged provincial capital intensified.Health Ministry spokesperson Anees al-Asbahi accused government forces of targeting the gas station late Monday.Houthi-controlled Al-Masirah TV aired footage showing two bodies in