Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have wounded 73 civilians, official says

Spokesman for Saudi-led coalition says Yemen’s Houthis have targeted civilian sites in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran. Published On 8 Sep 20268 Sep 2026Saudi Arabia has accused Yemen’s Houthi rebels of launching attacks on civilian and economic sites in the kingdom, wounding at least 73 civilians, including women and children.The accusation came on Tuesday as fighting intensified in Yemen, where the Saudi backed, internationally recognised government has launched a counteroffensive to retake territory from the Iran-backed Houthis.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Yemeni forces launch counteroffensive against Houthis, vow to retake Sanaalist 2 of 4Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of killing seven in Yemen prison air strikelist 3 of 4Oil prices surge as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuzlist 4 of 4‘Breaks my heart’: Yemen jab shortages spark fears for millions of childrenend of listMajor-General Turki al-Maliki, the spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, said in a statement that the Houthi attacks had targeted civilian and economic sites in the provinces of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran.He did not specify when the attacks took plac...