{
  "id": 7018978,
  "title": "Houthis hit Saudi base amid renewed fighting with Yemen government forces",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/houthis-hit-saudi-base-amid-renewed-fighting-with-yemen-government",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T23:46:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3367329/houthis-hit-saudi-base-after-renewed-fighting-yemen-government-forces"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, Houthi fighters launched a drone and missile attack on a military base in southern Saudi Arabia, targeting weapons depots and command centers. The attack aimed to counter the aggression against the Houthis and their people. The government forces retaliated by striking Houthi positions in Taiz and Mocha. Additionally, the Saudi Crown Prince reached out to US President Donald Trump multiple times last week to request strikes on the Houthis, a request that was ultimately denied. The ongoing clashes have displaced thousands of civilians, with the UN reporting that 76,000 people fled the fighting since July, a number that has quadrupled in the past week.",
  "summary": "Houthi fighters on Sunday said they used drones and missiles to attack a military base in southern Saudi Arabia as renewed fighting with Yemen’s government forces forced growing numbers of civilians to flee. The attack at the southern Sharurah base targeted “weapons depots and command and control centres that are managing the aggression against our nation and people”, Houthi military spokesman…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "US-Iran conflict: Saudi pipeline attack, Yemen crisis add to regional tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/us-iran-conflict-saudi-pipeline-attack-yemen-crisis-add-to-regional",
        "published": "2026-09-13T02:46:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}