Houthis launch missile attack on Yemen’s Marib city

Yemen's Houthi group fired three ballistic missiles at the government-held city of Marib on Saturday evening, pro-government media reported. State-run Saba TV said the missiles hit neighbourhoods in the oil-rich province. No casualties or damage were immediately reported. Residents confirmed hearing loud explosions, according to Xinhua news agency.

The attack comes as Houthi-Saudi tensions escalate. Telanganatoday reports that earlier on Saturday, Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV said Saudi forces launched artillery and missile strikes on areas in the northern province of Saada. The Houthis have intensified attacks on Saudi targets in recent weeks, including a claimed drone strike on an Aramco facility in Najran on Friday.

Separately, Timesnownews reports that on Monday, the Houthis claimed a missile attack on a Saudi military vessel and four ships near the port of Mocha in the Red Sea. Two sources in Yemen's internationally recognised government told Reuters the Houthis launched six missiles at a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Saudi authorities have not confirmed the claims.