Middle East: Houthi attack wounds 11 in Saudi Arabia

Shelling by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis has left 11 civilians injured in southern Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are due to sign a joint defense deal. Follow DW for the latest.

An attack by Yemen's Houthis on southern Saudi Arabia has wounded 11 civilians, a military official said.

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks on Thursday, a military source said, in one of the deadliest days of the country’s civil war in four years. The attacks come as Yemen is increasingly drawn into the US-Israeli war with Iran, with the rebels stepping up attacks

RIYADH, Aug 7 (Reuters) - An attack by Yemen's Houthis on southern Saudi Arabia wounded 11 civilians on Thursday, a military official said, as the kingdom warned that coordinated attacks by the Houthis and Iran-backed Iraqi militias were imminent.

A Saudi spokesman accused the Iran-aligned Houthis of indiscriminately shelling civilian areas in violation of international humanitarian law.

On Tuesday, the Houthis claimed to have struck Najran Airport in response to Saudi drone incursions over Yemen. Saudi Arabia did not comment on the claims at the time.

(1st UPDATE) Intelligence reports from Saudi Arabia, the US, and other regional countries indicate civilian and economic sites could be targeted, including energy infrastructure, ports and airports

An attack by Yemeni Houthi rebels late Thursday wounded 11 civilians in southern Saudi Arabia, the Riyadh-led coalition said, an unprecedented toll in the kingdom in over four years of hostilities.

Saudi Arabia braces for attacks on ports and airports by Iraqi militias working with Iran-backed Houthis  edition.cnn.com

Attacks may come from Iraqi militias and Yemen’s Houthis under the supervision of Iran’s IRGC.

Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia wounds 11 civilians as kingdom warns of wider threat  Reuters

Saudi official says it expects imminent attacks from Houthis and aligned groups A senior Saudi official told Reuters that intelligence reports indicated that Iraqi militias coordinating with Yemen's Houthis were preparing imminent attacks under the guidance of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The officia

"Interlocking conflicts have accelerated the breakdown of the regional order," one expert told Newsweek.

Saudi Arabia wants to contain a renewed conflict with Houthi militants through behind-the-scenes diplomacy, according to people familiar with the matter, in a bid to prevent clashes with the Iran-backed group hurting its oil industry and economy.

The Yemeni militant group, the Houthis, have claimed that they struck the Najran Airport in Saudi Arabia.

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