Saudi Arabia and pro-Saudi Yemeni forces struck Houthi targets in the capital Sanaa, Saada, and several other provinces Sunday morning, according to The Zioneer. The Houthis retaliated by attacking the coalition's headquarters in Aden and warned of further retaliation against Saudi Arabia. 'Capital against capital,' a senior Houthi figure said, in an apparent threat to Riyadh.
A senior Houthi official warned 'capital against capital' on Sunday morning, according to the source Noam Amir, as Saudi-led and Yemeni government forces struck Houthi targets in Sanaa, Saada, and several other provinces. The Houthis retaliated by attacking the Saudi-led coalition headquarters in Aden, the same source reported. The warning came amid an intensifying exchange: earlier Sunday, Houthi strikes on Riyadh forced a halt to flights at King Khalid International Airport at least three times, while Saudi airstrikes targeted the Houthi-held capital Sanaa, according to the source Abu Ali Express.
The Zioneer first reported the Houthi assault on Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia at 01:10 Jerusalem, describing the attack as being on an extraordinary scale by 01:33 Jerusalem. At 02:13 Jerusalem the attack was framed as a direct response to dozens of Saudi strikes in Yemen over the previous day. By 08:27 Jerusalem we reported that Saudi airstrikes on Sanaa and Houthi retaliation on Riyadh had halted air traffic at Riyadh airport.
The Zioneer has previously reported on wider Houthi escalation: an attack on the UAE in August, Saudi preparations for a potential ground offensive in July, and Houthi claims of control over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Houthi leadership figure Muhammad Taher An'am has previously threatened U.S. vessels and strategic assets.
A key open question, as analyst Noam Amir noted, is how Iran would respond if the Houthis face a broader Saudi military campaign, which could reshape the regional balance.
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