Saudi Arabia Launches Over 30 Airstrikes Across Yemen After Houthi Attacks 

Saudi warplanes carried out 32 airstrikes across four Yemeni governorates Wednesday morning, according to Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah television, following Yemeni strikes on southern Saudi energy facilities and targets that wounded at least 73 civilians. 

The Saudi strikes hit areas in Marib, Al-Jawf, Taiz, and Hodeidah, Al-Masirah reported. 

“Saudi enemy aircraft launched 32 airstrikes on various areas across the governorates of Marib, Al-Jawf, Taiz and Hodeida over the past few hours,” the Houthi-affiliated television channel said. 

The airstrikes followed attacks from Yemen on several energy facilities in southern Saudi Arabia that temporarily halted operations, as well as strikes on targets in Abha, Khamis Mushait, and Najran. At least 73 civilians were wounded in the attacks. 

Fighting between the Houthis and opposing forces continued following a major Houthi campaign launched last week to capture territory near the Bab el Mandeb strait. 

More than 500 people have been killed in the renewed fighting, according to an AFP tally compiled from sources on both sides. Most of those killed were combatants. 

The Houthis seized Sanaa and large parts of Yemen in 2014. Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, subsequently fought the Iranian-backed group in a war that lasted nearly 12 years.  

A ceasefire had been in place since April 2022, but the truce began to break down after a direct confrontation at a Houthi-controlled airport. The confrontation developed into ground offensives and maritime blockades by late summer.