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Houthi attacks wound 11 in Saudi Arabia after deadly strike on Yemen troops
Arab News • • general
Key Points:
- Eleven civilians were wounded in a Houthi attack on Najran, including seven Saudis, a Yemeni, two Egyptians, and a Pakistani, with some suffering serious injuries such as second-degree burns.
- The Saudi-led Coalition accused the Houthis of deliberately targeting civilians and vowed to continue protective measures against further attacks.
- The attack followed a large-scale Houthi missile and drone assault on military camps in Marib and Hadramout, killing at least 58 government soldiers and wounding dozens, marking the deadliest strike against Yemen's government forces since 2022.
- The recent escalation follows the breakdown of a fragile truce after the Houthis welcomed an Iranian aircraft into Sanaa and imposed a maritime blockade on Saudi ports, intensifying regional tensions.
- Yemen's conflict, ongoing since 2014, has caused massive humanitarian suffering, and the latest violence signals a potential new and more dangerous phase despite a UN-brokered truce in 2022.
