Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Leave 73 Injured
Saudi officials said Houthi attacks injured 73 people in several Saudi cities.
They said women and children were among those hurt.
The reported targets included civilian places, businesses and oil-related facilities.
Saudi officials called the attacks a serious escalation and said they would respond.
A Saudi ministry also said fires started at some oil facilities and utilities, though some damage reports were not independently confirmed.
The Houthis said the attacks were a response to Saudi actions.
They blamed Saudi Arabia for a separate airstrike on a prison in Yemen.
The Houthis said that strike killed seven people and injured seven others.
The violence followed the breakdown of a four-year truce in Yemen.
Saudi-led coalition officials said Houthi attacks early Tuesday injured 73 people, including women and children.
The reported targets included civilian and economic facilities in Abha, Jazan, Najran and Khamis Mushait.
Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Malki called the attacks a serious escalation and promised a firm response.
Saudi authorities said fires struck oil facilities and utilities, while Reuters could not independently verify a report that Aramco’s Jazan facilities were hit.
The Houthis blamed Saudi Arabia for a separate prison airstrike in Yemen that they said killed seven people and wounded seven others.
- Who
- The Saudi-led coalition blamed the Houthi movement; the Houthis blamed Saudi Arabia for a separate prison airstrike.
- What
- Houthi attacks reportedly injured 73 people in Saudi Arabia, while a separate reported prison strike caused casualties in Yemen.
- When
- The Saudi attacks occurred early Tuesday, September 8, according to the reports.
- Where
- The reported Saudi targets were in Abha, Jazan, Najran and Khamis Mushait; the prison strike was reported in Hazem, Yemen.
- Why
- The attacks occurred amid escalating fighting after a four-year truce in Yemen collapsed and followed Houthi accusations over the prison strike.
Saudi-Led Coalition
Houthi Movement
Responsibility for the escalation
Saudi-Led Coalition
The coalition said the Houthis attacked Saudi civilian and economic facilities and described the attacks as a serious or dangerous escalation.
Houthi Movement
The Houthis said Saudi actions, including an alleged prison airstrike, contributed to the escalation and warned that aggression would receive a response.
Reported casualties
Saudi-Led Coalition
Saudi authorities reported that Houthi attacks injured 73 people in Saudi Arabia.
Houthi Movement
The Houthis said a Saudi airstrike on a prison in Yemen killed seven people, including a child, and wounded seven others.
Next steps
Saudi-Led Coalition
The coalition pledged to respond firmly and take measures to deter the Houthi movement.
Houthi Movement
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group would continue responding to attacks against Yemen and its people.
- Reported Saudi casualties
- 73 people injured, including women and children
- Reported Saudi locations
- Abha, Jazan, Najran and Khamis Mushait
- Reported targets
- Civilian, economic, oil and utility facilities
- Coalition response
- Turki al-Malki pledged necessary operational measures against the Houthis
- Reported prison-strike casualties
- The Houthis said seven people, including a child, were killed and seven were wounded
- Oil-facility reporting
- Saudi authorities reported fires and temporary suspensions; Reuters could not independently verify the reported damage to Aramco’s Jazan facilities
- Displacement
- The International Organisation for Migration said about 18,500 people had been displaced in Taiz and Hodeida
