Houthis Claim Missile Strikes on Southern Saudi Arabia
The escalation follows Saudi strikes on Houthi targets and renewed attacks on Red Sea shipping, with the rebels reporting fires in Jizan.
- On Friday, the Saudi-led coalition struck Houthi military targets in Hodeida, destroying sites threatening commercial vessels after attacks on Saudi ships in the Red Sea.
- Earlier in the week, the Houthis warned in a radio message that they would target vessels "belonging to Saudi enemy" that failed to comply with their announced maritime blockade.
- Red Sea access remains vital for Saudi Arabia, as the route handled 92 percent of seaborne crude exports in June, while the Houthis' Masirah television channel reported two people were wounded in the strikes.
- Accusing Saudi Arabia of a "dangerous escalation," Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile strike on the Saudi city of Jizan on Saturday, declaring the actions "will not go unanswered."
- The exchange of fire marks a new front in the Middle East war and threatens a 2022 truce, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been at war with the Yemeni government since 2014.
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Houthis claim strike on Saudi Arabia as Middle East conflict deepens
Houthi rebels claimed a missile strike on Saudi Arabia on Saturday, hours after vowing to retaliate against the kingdom for attacks as the Middle East conflict expanded. Riyadh struck Houthi military targets in Hodeida on Friday, with rebel media reporting two wounded after the Yemeni group announced a maritime blockade of the top oil producer and hit its ships. The flare-up marks a new front of the war that has engulfed the region following US-…
Yemen's Houthis rebels, supported by Iran, claimed a missile attack on the city of Jizan in southern Saudi Arabia, after promising retaliation against the kingdom for this week's attacks. The attack occurred after Saudi Arabia, allied with the United States, hit Houthis military targets yesterday, after the Yemeni group announced a maritime blockade to the country's largest oil producer and hit their ships in the Red Sea. The rebels accused Saud…
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