Yemen’s Houthi movement launched a drone attack on military hangars in Jizan airport in Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border, according to Al Masirah TV, which is operated by the group.
Saudi officials are yet to issue a confirmation or denial and neither has the Saudi-Emirati-led coalition which has been engaged in a war against Houthis in Yemen since 2015.
The Houthis have stepped up missile and drone attacks on Saudi cities in the past two weeks. Last Thursday, the rebel group said they had targeted Najran airport in Saudi Arabia with a drone strike. Saudi Arabia said the attack was foiled by air defences and the drone destroyed. Najran is 840 km southwest of Riyadh and lies on the Saudi-Yemen border. It has been a frequent target of the Houthis.
The latest hostilities coincide with rising tensions between Iran and some Gulf Arab states allied to the US and come just as a sensitive, UN-sponsored peace deal is being carried out in Yemen’s main port of Hodeidah, a lifeline for millions.