Saudi Arabia Launches 54 Yemen Air Raids After Houthi Attacks Injure 13 Civilians
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Sep 15
Saudi Arabia Launches 54 Yemen Air Raids After Houthi Attacks Injure 13 Civilians
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Sep 15
Summary
54 air raids hit five Yemeni governorates in the past 24 hours, Houthi officials said, after the Saudi-led coalition vowed a firm response to missile and drone strikes on three Saudi cities.
13 civilians were wounded in Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif, the coalition said, with seven homes and two vehicles damaged in attacks it blamed on the Iran-aligned Houthis.
Houthi-aligned media said the Saudi strikes killed three civilians, including two children, and injured at least two others in Taiz province; Riyadh has not publicly commented on those claims.
The escalation follows Houthi claims that they fired dozens of missiles and drones at King Khalid airbase and that Saudi warplanes had already carried out 300 raids over the previous five days.
The renewed air war comes as the Houthis push along Yemen's Red Sea coast toward the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a chokepoint growing in importance as disruption hits the Strait of Hormuz.