Houthis launch attacks on Saudi Arabia and Aden in Yemen | News from the Houthis

Houthi missiles reportedly hit a number of targets in Yemen, including Aden airport and a coast guard base.

Houthi fighters have launched a series of attacks on targets in Saudi Arabia and on the headquarters of Yemen’s internationally recognized government in Aden.

In a Facebook post on Saturday, the Yemeni government’s transport ministry denounced what it described as the Houthis’ targeting of Aden International Airport with two ballistic missiles, calling it “the fourth such attack this month.”

The airport attacks constitute “a threat to the security of civil aviation” and have “humanitarian and economic repercussions for the citizens” who depend on them, the ministry warned.

Yemeni authorities said the coast guard headquarters and a second building were also hit.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for attacks on the al-Nasr camp and the Aden naval military base.

The Yemeni military said a Houthi missile killed three people when it malfunctioned and struck a family home in Houthi-held Sanaa on Friday. The military said it was one of several missile malfunctions seen in recent weeks by the Iran-backed group.

Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said on Saturday that Saudi coalition airstrikes had killed several civilians in Sanaa and the port city of Hodeidah. This claim could not be verified and Riyadh has not commented on the alleged raids.

Saudi attacks

Also on Saturday, Saudi civil defense said on X that the Houthis had launched two ballistic missiles towards Mecca and Medina, warning of “falling shrapnel” following their interception.

Images shared on X by the Saudi Press Agency appeared to show a large, blackened, missile-shaped object that had landed somewhere in Saudi Arabia.

Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, called the Houthi attacks “heinous,” which embody “a blatant disregard for the lives and security of civilians” in a statement shared on Saturday.

The Houthis said the claim they had targeted the two cities – Islam’s holiest – was a “huge lie”. They said their targets were three Saudi airports, oil infrastructure and an air base.

The Houthis have consistently targeted Saudi energy infrastructure and airports across the country with long-range strikes since the fragile 2022 ceasefire agreed to collapsed in July.

The fights rage

Intense fighting continues on Yemen’s front lines as the Houthis battle forces of the internationally recognized government for control of key areas.

On Saturday, Yemeni army spokesman Col. Majed Abdullah al-Nazili said government forces had carried out more than 700 “targeting operations” in the past 24 hours across Yemen, “neutralizing” 300 Houthi fighters and neutralizing military vehicles.

Al Jazeera was unable to independently verify these figures.

The operations targeted field command centers, Houthi gatherings, weapons depots and supply lines in Taiz, where intense clashes have continued for several days, the spokesperson added.