Houthi attacks kill dozens of troops in Yemen, wound civilians in Saudi Arabia

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Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks, marking one of the deadliest days in Yemen's civil war over the past four years. The conflict is escalating, drawing Yemen deeper into the US-Israeli confrontation with Iran and targeting both Yemeni government allies and neighboring Saudi Arabia.

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 against both government forces and neighbouring Saudi Arabia, a key US ally and supporter of the internationally recognised Yemeni government. Houthi military spokesman Yahya...