Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Friday that Saudi Arabia had launched 26 strikes over the previous 24 hours against areas under the group’s control, Middle East Eye reported.
The Houthis said the latest attacks were directed at positions in territory they hold. The movement also claimed that Saudi strikes across Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen had reached 300 during the preceding week. No further details on the locations or effects of the reported attacks were provided in the source material.
The reported strikes came as fighting continued between the Iran-aligned Houthis and Yemen’s government, which is backed by Riyadh. The claims indicate that areas held by the movement have faced attacks across multiple parts of the country over the past seven days, according to the Houthi account cited by Middle East Eye.
Yemen’s conflict began in 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa. The takeover marked the start of a war between the movement and the Riyadh-backed government. The fighting continued for years before becoming largely frozen in 2022.
That relative lull lasted until July, when the conflict intensified again. The Houthi statement on Friday was issued amid the renewed hostilities, with the movement reporting dozens of Saudi strikes in one day and hundreds over the course of a week.
The figures were presented by the Houthis and attributed to the group by Middle East Eye. The source material did not include a response from Saudi Arabia or Yemen’s Riyadh-backed government, and it did not independently verify the reported number of strikes. It also provided no information about casualties, damage or the specific areas targeted.
The renewed fighting has again placed the opposing sides in active confrontation after the war had remained largely at a standstill from 2022. The Houthis continue to control Sanaa and other parts of Yemen, while the government involved in the fighting retains Saudi backing. Friday’s claim focused on the scale of the alleged Saudi attacks against Houthi-held territory during the latest period of escalation.
Reporting attribution: based on reporting by Middle East Eye — original source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/houthis-say-saudi-arabia-launched-26-strikes-yemen-over-24-hours.