Yemen govt says hit Sanaa airport, Houthis attack Saudi Arabia

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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launched attacks against Saudi Arabia hours after accusing Saudi forces of striking Sanaa airport. This marks the most significant escalation between the two sides in years and risks aggravating the protracted Yemen conflict.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis targeted Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after the rebels accused the kingdom of attacking Sanaa airport -- the biggest flare-up in years between the two sides that threatens to upend a frozen conflict. Yemen's defence ministry accused the Houthis of "allowing an Iranian plane to violate Yemeni territory; consequently, the airport runway was targeted" in Sanaa.