Yemen’s Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia in biggest flare-up in years

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The Houthi movement in Yemen fired missiles at Saudi Arabia, marking the largest escalation in years after accusing Saudi forces of bombing an airport under their control. The Saudi-led coalition intercepted the missiles, intensifying the ongoing conflict between the two parties linked to regional power dynamics.

Yemen’s Houthi movement fired missiles at Saudi Arabia after accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under their control on Monday, breaking a four-year truce in the conflict between the kingdom and the Iran-aligned group. Saudi Arabia intercepted missiles “launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the southern region,” the spokesperson for a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said on X. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said ‌they had targeted the international airport in...