At least five explosions were heard this Saturday in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, controlled by the Houthis. The Almasirah channel, linked to the movement, attributed the attacks to Saudi Arabia, without specifying whether there were victims, while AFP correspondents reported explosions and fighter jets launching missiles over the city.
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At least five explosions rang out in Houthi-held Sanaa on Saturday. The capital of Yemen, controlled by the Houthis, was the target of Saudi attacks, according to a media outlet linked to these pro-Iran fighters.
Hostilities between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia do not let up. The kingdom is regularly attacked by pro-Iran fighters, who also clash with Yemeni government forces, supported by Riyadh.
An Agence France-Presse (AFP) correspondent heard at least five explosions in different sectors, while another saw two fighter jets launch missiles over the city.
For its part, the Almasirah channel, affiliated with the Houthis, reported a "Saudi aggression against Sana'a", without providing further details or specifying whether the attack had caused casualties.
The channel had previously reported on Saturday that "the Saudi enemy is attacking with missiles the telecommunications network in the Saada region," a rebel stronghold in northern Yemen.
The Houthis had already accused Saudi Arabia of bombing Sana'a overnight from Thursday to Friday.
Hunger crisis threatens to become 'absolutely devastating'
After a lightning offensive in September, the Houthis seized the Red Sea coastline, strengthening their control over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which had become more important since navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula, was subject to strong restrictions imposed by Iran at the end of February, after the start of the war in the Middle East.
The latest ground offensive by the Houthis left hundreds dead and worsened the humanitarian crisis that the country is going through. The hunger crisis in Yemen threatens to become "absolutely devastating", the UN World Food Program warned on Friday.
After several years of relative calm, Yemen plunged back into war in July, opening a new front in the Middle East conflict in which mediation efforts have failed.
According to the American news portal Axios, which cites three American officials, top members of President Donald Trump's cabinet met on Friday at Camp David to discuss the next steps in the war in Iran and the conflict in Yemen. Riyadh's calls for international aid, especially from the United States, have so far been unsuccessful.
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