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Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia set fires and wound 73 people
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- A series of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday wounded over 70 people and caused fires at multiple oil facilities and utilities in the kingdom's southern region, marking a significant escalation in the Yemen conflict.
- The attacks targeted civilian and economic sites in the Saudi cities of Abha, Jazan, Najran, and Khamis Mushait, temporarily suspending operations at affected oil facilities.
- Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki condemned the attacks as a serious violation of Saudi sovereignty and vowed to retaliate with necessary operational measures.
- The Houthis praised the attacks and indicated plans to release a statement about a large-scale military operation inside Saudi Arabia, following accusations against Saudi Arabia for an airstrike on a Yemeni prison that killed civilians.
- Yemen’s civil war, ongoing since 2014, has resulted in at least 150,000 deaths and severe humanitarian crises, with recent escalations following the breakdown of Saudi-UAE cooperation in the conflict.
