Houthis attack Aden and Saudi targets as alleged airstrikes kill civilians in Yemen
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Yemen’s Houthis launched attacks on Saturday against Aden, the interim seat of the internationally recognised government, and targets in Saudi Arabia as fighting intensified.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group targeted military positions in Aden, including Al-Nasr camp and a naval base. Yemeni authorities gave a different account, saying missiles struck Aden International Airport, the coastguard headquarters and another coastguard building. The Transport Ministry described the airport strike as the fourth this month.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted two ballistic missiles aimed at western Saudi cities. Reports differed on their intended targets: the coalition identified Taif and Yanbu, while Saudi civil defence said missiles were headed toward Mecca and Medina. The Houthis denied targeting the Islamic holy cities and said they had attacked Saudi airports, oil infrastructure and an airbase.
Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out airstrikes that killed civilians in Sanaa and Hodeidah. It said strikes on a house and housing for cement-factory workers in Sanaa and its surrounding governorate killed 11 people, including six women and a child. The outlet later reported five members of one family killed in Hodeidah, bringing its reported toll to 16. Those claims were not independently verified, and Saudi Arabia did not immediately comment.
Separately, Yemen’s army said government forces conducted more than 700 operations across the country in 24 hours, neutralising 300 Houthi fighters. Al Jazeera said those figures could not be independently verified.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Change “killing” to the source’s broader term “neutralising” to avoid overstating the army’s claim. - "killing 300 Houthi fighters": The source says the army claimed it had “neutralised” 300 Houthi fighters, which does not necessarily mean all were killed.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Houthis attack Aden and Saudi targets as alleged airstrikes kill civilians in Yemen
Yemen’s Houthis launched attacks on Saturday against Aden, the interim seat of the internationally recognised government, and targets in Saudi Arabia as fighting intensified.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group targeted military positions in Aden, including Al-Nasr camp and a naval base. Yemeni authorities gave a different account, saying missiles struck Aden International Airport, the coastguard headquarters and another coastguard building. The Transport Ministry described the airport strike as the fourth this month.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted two ballistic missiles aimed at western Saudi cities. Reports differed on their intended targets: the coalition identified Taif and Yanbu, while Saudi civil defence said missiles were headed toward Mecca and Medina. The Houthis denied targeting the Islamic holy cities and said they had attacked Saudi airports, oil infrastructure and an airbase.
Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out airstrikes that killed civilians in Sanaa and Hodeidah. It said strikes on a house and housing for cement-factory workers in Sanaa and its surrounding governorate killed 11 people, including six women and a child. The outlet later reported five members of one family killed in Hodeidah, bringing its reported toll to 16. Those claims were not independently verified, and Saudi Arabia did not immediately comment.
Separately, Yemen’s army said government forces conducted more than 700 operations across the country in 24 hours, killingneutralising 300 Houthi fighters. Al Jazeera said those figures could not be independently verified.
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