Saudi Arabia claims 73 people were wounded as Houthi opened attacks on its civilian and energy sites. The spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition accused Yemeni Houthis of hitting its civilian sites in Abha, Khamis, Mushait, Jazan and Najran.
Saudi Arabia has accused Yemen Houthi rebels of launching attacks on its civilian and economic sites in the kingdom, leaving 73 civilians injured, including women and children. The accusation came on Tuesday as fighting intensified in Yemen, where the Saudi-backed internationally recognized government has launched a counteroffensive to retake territory from the Iran-backed Houthis.
The spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, Major General Turki al-Maliki, said in a statement that the Houthi attack had hit civilian and economic sites in the provinces of Abha, Khamis, Mushait, Jizan and Najran. However, he did not specify when the attacks took place.
Read more: USS Lincoln crew hits the streets of Thai beach city after lengthy Middle East deployment
Saudi Arabia has described these attacks as a dangerous escalation and a blatant violation of Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty, warning that they posed a direct threat to the kingdom’s citizens and residents. Al-Maliki stressed that the coalition forces will take all the necessary operational measures to confront the attacks and will act against the source of the threat.
Saudi Ministry of Energy also said that several energy sector facility installations in the southern areas of the kingdom were hit early on Tuesday. The attacks. Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Riyadh would take all the necessary measures to defend its sovereignty, demanding the Houthis halt their attacks.
Later on Tuesday, the Houthis released a statement saying that attacks were in response to more than 120 strikes carried out by Saudi Arabia on Yemen in the last three days. Houthi-linked media also accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out a series of strikes in Taiz province.
