India, Oct. 16 -- A Houthi missile attack on Yemen's presidential palace in Aden killed five people and injured 16 others on Thursday, according to Yemen's health minister.

The strike targeted military command centres inside the Al-Maashiq palace compound, which is used by Yemeni government forces and the Saudi-led military coalition supporting them.

The attack marks a further escalation in Yemen's civil war, which has intensified following the collapse of a years-long truce and a renewed Houthi offensive.

Agence France-Presse (AFP), citing a Yemeni minister who spoke on condition of anonymity, reported that the missiles struck command centres inside the presidential compound.

Yemeni Health Minister Qasim Buhaibeh said the casualties ...