Sanaa, September 8, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Four Saudi-led coalition airstrikes struck Yemen’s northeastern Marib province on Tuesday, according to Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, hours after the Houthi group claimed a large-scale missile and drone assault on targets in neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
The strikes reportedly hit the Al-Jubah district in southern Marib, an oil-rich province. Al-Masirah did not immediately report casualties or damage. Saudi Arabia had not initially commented on the reported airstrikes.
Earlier in the day, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the group had launched dozens of ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi Aramco facilities in Abha, Najran and Jazan, as well as King Khalid Air Base near Khamis Mushait. He said the Houthis would continue operations “deep inside Saudi territory.”
Saudi authorities said the Houthi attacks targeted civilian and economic facilities in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran, injuring 73 people, including women and children, according to Xinhua news agency. Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said fires broke out and operations at some energy facilities were temporarily suspended.
The Saudi-led coalition, which supports Yemen’s internationally recognised government, described the attacks as a “dangerous escalation.” Coalition spokesperson Turki Al-Maliki said the strikes represented a threat to Saudi sovereignty and the safety of its citizens and residents.
Al-Maliki said the coalition’s Joint Forces Command would take necessary operational measures to deter the Houthis, respond to the sources of the threats and neutralise the danger.
The escalation comes amid widening fighting between Yemeni government forces and the Houthis. Government forces said they had retaken the Al-Yatmah area in northern Al-Jawf province on Tuesday, while clashes continued on other fronts, including western Yemen, where fierce fighting has accompanied Houthi advances towards government-held areas near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Yemen has remained embroiled in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and large parts of northern Yemen. A Saudi-led coalition intervened the following year in support of the internationally recognised government.
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