Yemen front and the region
Coalition says it intercepted 10 Houthi ballistic missiles aimed at southern Saudi Arabia
The coalition said it intercepted 10 ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis toward southern Saudi Arabia, while the Houthis renewed threats against Riyadh airport as flights resumed. Inside Yemen, strikes and fighting continue in Sanaa, Taiz and Lahj, with warnings that health services in Taiz are collapsing.
Summary
- ConfirmedCoalition: 10 Houthi ballistic missiles aimed at the southern region intercepted and destroyed.
- AttributedThe Houthis call Riyadh airport a military target after flights resume.
- ConfirmedIndia urges its nationals in Saudi Arabia not to film interceptions.
- AttributedHouthis report dozens of casualties from Saudi strikes on Sanaa; Giants Brigades say they repelled an attack in Lahj.
- AttributedRights group: the siege of Taiz threatens 1,456 patients and children.
ballistic missiles the coalition says it intercepted over southern Saudi Arabia
Sabq 08:48Zpatients and children at risk from the Taiz siege
09:00Zhealth facilities in Taiz partly working or out of service
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- AttributedTaiz
Rasd group: Taiz siege threatens the lives of 1,456 patients and children
The Rasd rights organisation said fuel and medicine shortages caused by the Houthi siege since 4 October threaten 1,110 kidney-failure patients, 192 intensive-care patients and 154 babies in incubators. It cited 98 health facilities partly working or out of service, according to a UNICEF update of 11 October.
Source: almashhad.news - ConfirmedSouthern Saudi Arabia
Coalition: 10 Houthi ballistic missiles intercepted over the southern region
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed 10 ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis toward southern Saudi Arabia. The statement gave no launch times or targets. It reported no casualties or damage.
- AttributedRiyadh
Houthis renew threat to Riyadh airport as flights resume
A Houthi spokesman early on Sunday again warned airlines and travellers against using King Khalid International Airport, calling it a military target. A Saudia passenger jet took off from the airport for Jeddah on Sunday morning, according to Flightradar24. The threat is the claim of a party to the conflict.
Source: almasdaronline.com - AttributedLahj
Lahj: Giants Brigades say they repelled a major Houthi attack on the Kahbub front
The Southern Giants Brigades said they broke a large Houthi offensive on the Kahbub front in Lahj province. Monte Carlo Doualiya reported a Houthi attack on Qalat al-Maqatira in Lahj and heavy clashes on the eastern front of Taiz. No casualty figures were released.
Source: Sky News Arabia Monte Carlo Doualiya - AttributedSanaa and Saada
Houthi health ministry: dozens killed and wounded in Saudi strikes on Sanaa
The Houthi-run health ministry said Saudi strikes hit a house in the Asr area of Sanaa and a cement factory in Hamdan district, killing and wounding dozens. It also reported missile strikes on Maran district in Saada. The toll has not been independently confirmed.
Source: Monte Carlo Doualiya - UnverifiedSanaa
Residents: drones over Sanaa, Houthi anti-aircraft fire near the Presidential Palace
Residents reported drones flying over Sanaa overnight as Houthi air defences opened fire from several areas, including the Presidential Palace district. The type and owner of the drones are unknown, and no official statement has been issued.
Source: almashhad.news - ConfirmedSaudi Arabia
India warns nationals in Saudi Arabia against filming missile and drone interceptions
The Indian embassy urged its nationals in Saudi Arabia to follow local rules and not to film or share information about missile and drone interceptions. It also said some Air India and Air India Express flights to and from Saudi Arabia remain suspended.
Source: India Today / PTI - UnverifiedTaiz
Houthis: 4 Saudi airstrikes on the town of al-Turbah in Taiz
Al-Mahriah Net quoted the Houthis as saying 4 Saudi airstrikes hit the town of al-Turbah south of Taiz. We could not read the article text, and there is no coalition account.
Source: almahriah.net