"Yemen's Rebels Attack Southern Saudi Arabia," Injuring 11 Civilians

Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked the Najran region in the southern border area of Saudi Arabia on the 6th (local time), injuring civilians, Saudi state-run SPA reported on the 7th.

Citing a Saudi military spokesperson, the outlet added that 11 civilians were injured in the attack, including seven Saudis, two Egyptians, one Yemeni, and one Pakistani, as well as a four-year-old child.

It is unusual for such a large number of civilians to suffer casualties from a Houthi rebel attack.

Hours before the attack, the Houthi rebels claimed in a statement via Telegram that they had attacked Marib province in northern Yemen and Hadramawt province in eastern Yemen with drones and missiles, causing hundreds of casualties among the Yemeni army. However, the Yemeni government announced that about 30 people had died.

Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels agreed to a truce mediated by the United States in 2022. However, as the Houthis aligned with Iran amid the war situation involving Iran and stepped up their military offensive against Saudi Arabia starting last month, the truce has effectively collapsed.

Concerns are also growing that a "second front" is forming in the Middle East as armed clashes heat up between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels.

While emphasizing its ideological support for the Houthi rebels, the Iranian government has denied providing military support.

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