Yemeni group reports fresh airstrikes across four provinces while Pakistan says defence treaty could activate
Houthi-run Saba news agency claimed Thursday that Saudi Arabia's air force conducted approximately 40 strikes in recent hours across four Yemeni governorates — Taiz, Hodeida, Al-Jawf, and Marib. No casualty figures or damage assessments were provided. Saudi authorities have not commented on the reported strikes.
The claim follows a rapidly escalating exchange that began September 8, when Houthi ballistic missiles and drones struck Saudi oil facilities and a military base, wounding 73 people in Abha, Jizan, Najran, and Khamis Mushait — a Saudi-confirmed figure. The pace and scale of claims on both sides have since accelerated daily, with strike counts that vary significantly depending on the source.
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