Saudi airstrikes continued to pound parts of Yemen on Sunday, a day after Ansar Allah launched a missile and drone attack targeting the Saudi capital of Riyadh for the first time since the war was reignited by Saudi airstrikes targeting the Sanaa International Airport back in July.
Dr. Anis al-Asbahi, spokesman for the Health Ministry within the Ansar Allah-led Yemeni government, said that Saudi strikes on Sunday hit communications towers in the northern al-Jawf province, killing four civilian workers and injuring three others. The attack was also reported by Yemen’s SABA news agency.
Yahya Saree, spokesman for the Ansar Allah-led Yemeni Armed Forces, said that the YAF recorded 28 Saudi airstrikes over the previous 24-hour period. He said the strikes targeted the provinces of “Taiz, al-Jawf, and Marib, bringing the total number of airstrikes since the start of the Saudi escalation against our country and people to 760.”
Saree’s statement also said that the airstrikes were carried out by US-made F-15 fighter jets and European-made Typhoon aircraft. The US has been supporting the Saudi bombing campaign by providing targeting and intelligence support, and reportedly has up to 200 military advisors in Saudi Arabia serving in that role.
The US put out a warning on Saturday that the war in Yemen could “escalate rapidly,” and Trump cut short a visit to Camp David, abruptly returning to the White House, raising speculation that he was preparing for strikes on Yemen or Iran.
While there have been signs that the US may escalate its role and launch direct attacks in Yemen, President Trump signaled on Sunday that the US-Ansar Allah ceasefire reached in May 2025 remains in effect. Fox News reporter Trey Yingst said that he spoke with Trump on Sunday morning and that the president said the US “is in constant communication with the Houthis and that they have agreed not to fight the United States.”
Any US escalation in Yemen will be met with an escalation from Ansar Allah and could result in the total closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which would exacerbate the global economic crisis caused by the US war against Iran. At the moment, Ansar Allah maintains that the blockade it’s enforcing applies only to Saudi shipping.
