Saudi led-coalition says four Houthi attacks hit kingdom, no casualties reported
Saudi led-coalition says four Houthi attacks hit kingdom, no casualties reported
Yemen's Houthi rebels launched four attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including an attack on a water desalination plant in the city of Al-Shaqeeq and on an AramcoÌýfacility in Jizan, said the Saudi-led coalition on Sunday.
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The Houthi rebels have been fighting the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen since 2015 [source: Getty]
The -led coalition said early on Sunday that the Iran-aligned Houthi group launched four attacks on the Kingdom that damaged civilian cars and homes but caused no casualties, state media reported.
Saudi state news agency (SPA) said one attack targeted a water desalination plant in the city of Al-Shaqeeq, an facility in Jizan, a power station in the southern Dhahran al Janub city, and a gas facility in Khamis Mushait.
The coalition since 2015 said the latest Houthi escalation by targeting economic and civil facilities was a response to a Gulf call for talks.
The Saudi-based plans to invite Yemeni parties including the Houthis for consultations in Riyadh this month, two Gulf officials told Reuters on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, the Houthis said they would welcome talks with the Saudi-led coalition if the venue is a , including some Gulf states, and that the priority is lifting "arbitrary" restrictions on Yemeni ports and Sanaa airport.
In a statement, the coalition added the latest escalation included ballistic missiles, drones and cruise missiles. It also said it is detecting and monitoring drones in the sky and intercepted a ballistic missile that aimed at targeting civilians in Jizan.
State media posted images and videos of the damage caused by the attacks.
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: attacks on water desalination plant in al-Shaqeeq & Aramco facility in Jazan - some damage but no casualties reported
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