Dozens injured as Houthi attacks hit southern Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia says a series of Houthi attacks on the country's southern areas has injured 73 people, including women and children.
Saudi Arabian authorities have reported that a wave of attacks carried out by Yemen's Houthi movement struck the country's southern regions, leaving 73 people injured.
According to the official Saudi statement, the injured include women and children. No further details have yet been released regarding the exact locations targeted, the type of weapons used, or the condition of those hurt.
Background
The Houthi movement, which controls large parts of Yemeni territory, has periodically launched attacks on Saudi Arabia over recent years, including on border areas in the kingdom's south. These attacks form part of a broader regional conflict linked to tensions across the Middle East involving the Houthis.
Saudi officials have not yet indicated what response, if any, is planned, nor how the situation in the affected areas is expected to develop.
