The Houthi group launched missile and drone attacks on Saudi cities, prompting condemnation from the UN and warnings of escalating conflict. The strikes and cross-border exchanges threaten to unravel years of fragile calm in Yemen, with reports of civilian casualties and mass displacement.
Yemen’s Houthi group claimed responsibility for attacking two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, alleging the vessels violated newly imposed maritime restrictions. The Houthis said missiles and drones caused fires on the ships, though the claims remain unverified.
