The Royal Saudi Air Force conducted a wave of airstrikes against Houthi positions in Yemen's Ta'izz Governorate, according to The Zioneer Intelligence Desk. The strikes are the latest in the large-scale Saudi aerial campaign that began earlier Monday, when Riyadh mobilized approximately 100 fighter jets, as The Zioneer reported.
The Saudi Air Force conducted a wave of airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen's Ta'izz Governorate on Monday evening, according to reports monitored by The Zioneer Intelligence Desk. The strikes were reported at 21:30 Jerusalem time and targeted Houthi positions in the western area of the governorate. No independent reports of casualties or damage have emerged so far.
The strikes are the latest phase in a major Saudi aerial campaign that began earlier Monday. At 13:45, a Saudi statement claimed the Kingdom had attacked Houthi targets using 100 fighter jets. By 15:17, reports emerged of Saudi airstrikes in the Houthi-held capital Sana'a. At 15:36, unverified claims indicated that 130 Houthi terror targets had been struck and over 200 operatives killed. The Zioneer reported at 16:29 Jerusalem time that Saudi Arabia had launched a massive operation with approximately 100 fighter jets.
Saudi Arabia has intensified operations against the Iran-backed Houthi movement in recent months. As The Zioneer has previously reported, past strikes have targeted Houthi positions in Ta'izz, Hodeida, and Al-Jawf provinces, as part of efforts to secure borders and Red Sea shipping lanes. The current campaign marks a significant escalation in scale.
Claims of over 200 Houthi fatalities earlier in the day have not been independently verified, and details of the Ta'izz strikes remain limited.
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