Thursday briefing: Yemen’s war continues to threaten oil supplies– but what about its people?

The latest escalation has displaced at least 100,000 people in Yemen, adding to a humanitarian crisis that has already lasted a decade. Photograph: Eunavfor Aspides Handout/EPA

Good morning. The lightning advance of Houthi militants along the west coast of Yemen over the past week has prompted fears of a spiralling conflict in the region and a new oil supply crisis.

For families living in the Middle East’s poorest country, the most significant fighting between the Iran-aligned Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces in years is a crisis upon a catastrophe, with escalating civilian casualties and at least 100,000 displaced in recent days.