Saudi attacks in Yemen leave at least 10 dead, says broadcaster

According to the broadcaster, an attack on a house in the west of the capital killed three people. In another attack, against a workers' quarters at a cement factory, six women and a child died. The number of victims is still preliminary.

The information was released after the coalition led by Saudi Arabia, which is fighting the Houthis in Yemen, claimed to have destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the group towards Taif and Yanbu this Saturday, amid continuing clashes between the two sides.

Saudi Arabia's Civil Defense issued warnings about possible risks to residents of Taif and Yanbu, as well as Mecca and Jeddah, the country's second largest city. About 10 minutes later, Civil Defense reported that the threat had passed.

The interceptions came two days after the Houthis said they attacked Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry in Riyadh, Saudi Aramco oil company facilities in Yanbu on the Red Sea, and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, where, according to Saudi authorities, two people died.

Aramco told its employees to leave the company's headquarters in Dhahran, in the Gulf region, according to six people with knowledge of the matter interviewed by Reuters on Thursday (22).

The coalition led by Saudi Arabia claimed to have intercepted drones over Riyadh and Medina on Thursday (22). On Wednesday (21), the Houthis denied having launched drones towards Medina, after the coalition stated that it had intercepted unmanned aircraft over the city and the eastern region of Saudi Arabia.

Earlier this month, the Houthis warned airlines to avoid Saudi airspace, with the exception of areas over Mecca and Medina, amid the group's intensifying attacks against the country.

The resumption of fighting broke the UN-brokered truce in 2022, which had virtually halted attacks between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis. The coalition supports Yemen's internationally recognized government, while the group controls the capital, Sanaa. The escalation opened a new front in the United States and Israel's war against Iran.