Saudi Arabia Launches Immediate Retaliatory Airstrikes Against Houthi Rebels

Houthi Rebels Clash with Saudi Arabia in Missile Response

On July 24 local time, Saudi Arabia launched immediate retaliation against Houthi rebel-held areas in Yemen after the Houthis attacked a Saudi vessel.

Houthi rebels in Yemen. Yonhap News Agency

According to local reports, the Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia carried out a "proportional military response operation" targeting military objectives linked to the Houthi rebels in Hodeidah, Yemen on that day. The coalition has stated that it will respond without compromise if the Houthis continue their hostile actions.

Following the Saudi strike, the Houthi rebels claimed that they launched a missile attack toward the southern Saudi city of Jizan the next day.

On that day, Saudi authorities issued and then lifted an alert for "potential danger" in Jizan and surrounding areas.

Local media reported that the latest clash between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels marks a new front in the war that began in late February following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. The Houthi rebels are a separatist group supported by Iran. Saudi Arabia has been backing the Yemeni government forces against them.

Both sides had entered a ceasefire in April 2022, brokered by the United Nations. However, the Houthi rebels declared an end to the ceasefire on July 20, blaming Saudi Arabia for the bombing of Sanaa Airport, the capital of Yemen.

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