Yemen's Armed Forces spokesman said Friday that the air force carried out 20 precise airstrikes over three hours, targeting Houthi "movements, reinforcements, gatherings, elements, vehicles and military equipment" in Taiz governorate.
The Yemeni army said it had also targeted sites in Sanaa and Saada © Mena Today
Yemen's Armed Forces spokesman said Friday that the air force carried out 20 precise airstrikes over three hours, targeting Houthi "movements, reinforcements, gatherings, elements, vehicles and military equipment" in Taiz governorate.
"The raids achieved direct hits on enemy targets and inflicted losses on the militia's elements, equipment, and military movements," the spokesman said on X.
The strikes came hours after the Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, using a drone to target a facility supplying power to the Prophet's Mosque — an attack that drew condemnation from Islamic and Arab nations.
Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki said the Taibah distribution station was hit early on September 29, knocking out one transformer, though the broader power network was unaffected.
An investigation found the Houthis "planned and executed" what Maliki called a "cowardly terrorist act," based on an operational review and analysis of drone debris. The Houthis have denied the attack.
Fighting also hits Sanaa and Saada
The Yemeni army said late Thursday it had also targeted sites in Sanaa and Saada, conducting a "high-value targeting operation" in the capital and striking 11 targets in Saada, in addition to 27 airstrikes against an "integrated military system" belonging to the Houthis in Taiz.
The city of Taiz has become a key flashpoint, with the Iran-backed rebels pushing to seize the strategically located city as fighting between the Houthis and government forces, largely frozen since a 2022 truce, has returned to full-scale conflict over the past month.
Last month, a Houthi drone was shot down outside Makkah, which the coalition described as a "red line."
The Houthis, who control Sanaa and much of Yemen's Red Sea coast, have repeatedly launched drones and missiles at Saudi Arabia since the kingdom intervened in Yemen's civil war in 2015 to support the internationally recognized government.
By Tareq Al-Qadhi
US President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to strike Iran "very hard" if Tehran's involvement is confirmed in the mid-air knife attack on the pilot of a Flydubai flight, as Israel pointed to "Islamist indoctrination" of the co-pilot.
Representatives of the Syrian government and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have held face-to-face talks in Turkey to try to calm tensions between them, according to six sources briefed on the first known meeting between the longtime foes.
Iran is preparing a broader and more forceful response if the United States resumes large-scale military attacks, sources said, while continuing a diplomatic push that Iranian officials privately see as unlikely to succeed.
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