Overview
- The Houthi movement said it used dozens of ballistic missiles and drones, and Saudi officials reported the raids wounded 73 civilians and sparked fires at energy facilities.
- Saudi authorities said attacks struck Abha, Najran, Jazan and the Khamis Mushait area and that the Ministry of Energy temporarily suspended some Aramco operations after the strikes.
- The Saudi-led coalition vowed a forceful military response and Riyadh said it would take all necessary measures to defend its sovereignty.
- Ground fighting has intensified near the Bab al-Mandab strait as Houthis press an offensive to threaten Red Sea and Gulf of Aden shipping, raising the risk of wider commercial disruption.
- Reporting cites more than 300 killed in the recent outbreak, and the escalation risks worsening a humanitarian crisis that left an estimated 17 million people in Yemen struggling to feed themselves last year.