Saudi airstrikes kill 10 in Yemen as Houthis threaten US targets

Saudi airstrikes killed 10 people and wounded 14 others in Yemen over the past 24 hours, according to Houthi-affiliated media. The group has warned it will attack U.S. interests in the Middle East if Washington intervenes militarily to support the Saudi-led campaign, marking a potential escalation in the regional conflict.

• ▪Casualties reported in Taiz (8 killed, 11 wounded) and Al-Jawf (2 killed, 3 wounded) governorates from recent Saudi strikes
• ▪Houthi military adviser Abed Mohammed al-Thawr said control of Bab al-Mandab strait is a ‘red line’ and threatened to block the shipping lane to American vessels
• ▪Houthis warned any U.S. military intervention or air support for Saudi strikes would make American interests in the region ‘targets’
• ▪Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Yemen’s government have reportedly requested military assistance from U.S. President Donald Trump
• ▪Four-year truce between Saudi Arabia and Houthis collapsed in July; Saudi Arabia claims hundreds of strikes since then
• ▪Houthis have conducted retaliatory drone and missile strikes against Saudi targets, including the capital Riyadh
• ▪Houthi military adviser vowed to continue strikes ‘with an iron fist’ as long as Saudi operations continue against Yemen

Source: according to media reports