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Yemen coalition says it destroyed Houthi missile sites and launchers
The coalition said it destroyed five missile tunnels, four launchers and a storage facility in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Monday.
It said the operation was a response to repeated Houthi attempts to attack civilians and civilian sites in Saudi Arabia and Yemen with missiles and drones.
The Houthis are a militia that controls parts of Yemen, where the coalition has carried out military operations.
The coalition also said it targeted supply routes, fortifications and military equipment near front lines inside Yemen.
It said the action aimed to reduce the threat to civilians in both Saudi Arabia and Yemen, and that it followed international humanitarian law.
The coalition said it would continue deterrent military measures against the Houthis.
The Saudi-led coalition said it carried out a military operation against Houthi targets in Yemen.
It said the operation destroyed five tunnels used to store ballistic missiles, four missile launchers and a missile storage facility.
Coalition spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said the operation responded to repeated Houthi attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
The coalition said it also targeted supply lines, fortifications, personnel and military equipment along front lines inside Yemen.
Al-Maliki said the operation complied with customary international humanitarian law.
- Who
- The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, led by its joint forces command.
- What
- It said it destroyed five missile-storage tunnels, four ballistic missile launchers and a missile storage facility.
- When
- Monday, October 26, 2026.
- Where
- Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
- Why
- The coalition said it aimed to neutralize threats and respond to repeated Houthi attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
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The coalition cited repeated Houthi attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
The coalition announced that it had carried out an operation against Houthi targets in Yemen.
- Missile-storage tunnels
- 5
- Ballistic missile launchers
- 4
- Additional target
- A missile storage facility
- Location
- Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen
- Coalition spokesperson
- Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki