Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Tuesday that Saudi strikes in Yemen had left 17 civilians dead across a two-day span. The allegation comes as Houthi forces keep fighting a Saudi-led coalition that backs the country’s internationally recognised government.
What Houthi officials alleged
In a health ministry statement, the group said children accounted for most of the fatalities and accused Saudi warplanes of hitting houses, crowded districts and marketplaces. Military spokesperson Yahya Saree said Riyadh flew “109 strikes over the past 24 hours,” naming Saada, Taiz, Lahj, Al-Jawf and Hodeidah.
The movement also said it had directed drones at airports in eastern and southern Saudi Arabia. Those claims sit inside a wider exchange of accusations over who is striking what, and where.
Makkah drone claim and a denial
The same day, the Saudi-led coalition said it had brought down an unmanned aircraft in the Makkah area. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki posted that a drone had been intercepted and destroyed there, without naming who launched it.
Saree rejected any suggestion that Houthi forces hit Saudi territory on Tuesday, calling the coalition account “a slanderous and recycled lie.” The competing statements leave the origin of the Makkah incident unconfirmed by both sides in public.
Energy markets and Aramco’s results
Separately, Saudi energy firm Aramco posted a large jump in July–September earnings. Net profit reached 135.9 billion riyals (about $36.2 billion), a 34.6 percent increase from roughly 101 billion riyals a year earlier. The previous quarter had already shown a 44 percent year-on-year rise, to 122.6 billion riyals.
Chief executive Amin H. Nasser said geopolitical uncertainty and assaults on energy sites were still worsening a global supply crunch in the third quarter of 2026. Houthi forces have repeatedly aimed at Saudi tankers, pipelines, depots and refineries since fighting restarted in July, and traffic through the Bab al-Mandeb and Hormuz waterways has also been disrupted amid the wider confrontation.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- 2014: Houthis seize Sanaa; Yemen’s war deepens.
- 2015: A Saudi-led coalition enters to support the internationally recognised government.
- 2022: A truce is agreed; sources say it later collapses in July.
- July (after the truce breaks): Hostilities resume; Houthi attacks on Saudi energy assets intensify in following weeks.
- September: Houthis launch an offensive aimed at the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a Red Sea chokepoint linking Europe and Asia via Suez.
- Since fighting resumed: The United Nations says more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Houthi logon ne kaha hai ke Saudi air attacks se Yemen mein 17 civilians mare, aur aksar bachay thay. Unhon ne 24 ghanton mein 109 hamlon ka bhi daawa kiya. Saudi coalition ne Makkah ke paas drone girane ka bayan diya, jise Houthis ne jhuthaya. Is jang ka asar oil aur Gulf ki soorat-e-haal par bhi pad sakta hai.
