New Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia injures 11 civilians
An attack by the Houthi rebels on southern Saudi Arabia injured 11 civilians on Thursday, as the Iran-backed group escalates attacks on the kingdom and in Yemen. Saudi military spokesman Maj Gen Turki Al Malki said early on Friday that the attack in the southern Najran province injured seven Saudis, one Yemeni, two Egyptians and one Pakistani citizen. The victims included a four-year-old child…
The Houthi rebels have attacked southern Saudi Arabia, injuring 11 civilians, including a four-year-old child with second-degree burns, according to Saudi military spokesman Maj Gen Turki Al Malki. This escalation in attacks comes as the Iran-backed group continues to target the kingdom and Yemen, with recent claims of strikes on Saudi Arabia's Najran airport and military, infrastructure, and shipping targets.
The conflict with the Houthis is increasingly intertwined with the broader regional war, with the group's actions, such as the Red Sea blockade disrupting Saudi oil exports, raising the stakes. Saudi Arabia has responded by forming an international maritime alliance to protect Red Sea and Bab Al Mandeb strait from Houthi attacks, and has appointed Maj Gen Abdullah Al Shehri as its commander.
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