Yemen's armed forces announced that they received reports of cases of strangulation and anesthesia in the city of Taiz and are investigating the possibility of the Houthis using bullets containing toxic substances in this area. Previously, local authorities in Taiz province called for an immediate investigation into reports that Houthi forces may have used artillery shells containing toxic and banned substances. Saba, the official news agency of the Yemeni government, reported on Wednesday November 6 that this request was made after receiving reports from Al-Aghaz and Khallan fronts. According to these reports, a number of civilians and local resistance forces suffered from suffocation symptoms and some lost consciousness after the artillery attacks. The local authorities of Taiz demanded the registration of medical documents, the identification of possible substances in the pills and the participation of the UN and international organizations in the investigation. They also warned that the continuation of the attacks could lead to an escalation of the conflicts. Muammar al-Aryani, the Yemeni government's minister of information, said in September 1404 that the Houthis, in cooperation with the Islamic Republic, had established a factory for the production of chemical weapons.