As expected, Gao Yang's prediction was correct. The main building of the Presidential Palace was not empty, but they encountered almost no resistance.
At the beginning, there was no resistance inside the main building of the Presidential Palace, which was also the building where the President lived. Most of the shooting took place in the auxiliary buildings within the Presidential Palace. Although the palace became heavily guarded after the Houthis Armed Forces began their attack on Sana'a, and many temporary fortifications were added, the place where the President lived obviously wouldn't be converted into a fortification.
Gao Yang preferred to call the President's residence a palace because it was really luxurious. Although it couldn't compare to Gaddafi's palace since Yemen was much poorer, still, calling Saleh and now Hadid's Presidential Palace a palace was well-deserved.
