Recent news and reports do not reflect the general situation on these fronts. Since 2021, both sides have built an extensive network of fortifications along the front line, making Marib the most static front in Yemen. The current fighting in Taiz and Hij does not indicate a resumption of fighting in the district, and if it does, it will not be to retake control of the city, whose fate seems to have been left in the hands of the negotiations (now on hold) until the situation in the southwest is resolved.