Middle East: Houthi attack wounds 11 in Saudi Arabia
08/07/2026 August 7, 2026 Houthi militia attack wounds 11 in Saudi Arabia An attack by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis late on Thursday wounded 11 civilians in
08/07/2026 August 7, 2026 Houthi militia attack wounds 11 in Saudi Arabia An attack by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis late on Thursday wounded 11 civilians in southern Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border, a military official said.
The attack injured seven Saudis, two Egyptians, a Yemeni and a Pakistani, according to General Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition supporting Yemen's government against the Shiite Houthi rebels. He accused the rebels of "using indiscriminate shelling against civilian objects." Neither the militia or Iran immediately responded to the coalition's statement.
Tehran has targeted Saudi Arabia since the US-Iran war started this February, as its regional archrival hosts US military facilities. Less then three weeks ago, the Houthi militants
in Yemen declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, signaling that Riyadh's long-running conflict with the Houthis in Yemen is becoming increasingly intertwined with the wider Middle East war.
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