Yemen’s SABA news agency reported on Wednesday that Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, launched a major attack on southern Saudi Arabia that caused dozens of casualties.
An Ansar Allah military source claimed to the outlet that an attack hit military camps and weapons depots in al-Tawal, a district in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Jazan Province that borders Yemen.
The source further claimed that there were “dozens of dead and wounded” as a result of the attack and that the casualties included Saudi troops, Sudanese mercenaries, and Yemeni fighters aligned with Saudi Arabia.
So far, Ansar Allah hasn’t released an official statement on the attack, and it hasn’t been confirmed by the Saudi side. Earlier on Wednesday, Ansar Allah military spokesman Yahya Saree said that dozens of Saudi airstrikes hit Yemen over the previous 24 hours.
“Over the past 24 hours, Saudi warplanes launched 52 airstrikes and missile attacks using F-15 and Typhoon aircraft that took off from Khamis Mushait and Taif airbases. The missile attacks originated from Jazan,” Saree wrote on Telegram.
“These attacks targeted the governorates of Hodeidah, Taiz, Al-Bayda, Marib, and Saada, resulting in martyrs and wounded, including women and children, and causing widespread destruction to civilian infrastructure, including communication networks, schools, bridges, roads, and more,” Saree added.
Saudi airstrikes have been causing an increasing number of civilian casualties, and the Health Ministry within the Ansar Allah-led government reported on Wednesday that 10 civilians were killed and Saudi strikes injured 14 over a 24-hour period.
Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes are supported by US intelligence, and the UK announced this week that it will start refueling Saudi fighter jets. The US has so far refrained from launching direct airstrikes in Yemen, which Ansar Allah has warned would lead to a significant response, including the closing of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to US commercial shipping.
