Overview
- On Thursday Houthi forces said they used ballistic missiles and drones to hit military camps in Marib and Hadramawt and Yemeni and medical sources reported between about 30 and as many as 58 government troops were killed.
- The Houthis also claimed missile strikes on two Saudi oil tankers near Yanbu and in the Gulf of Aden after earlier declaring a naval blockade of Saudi ports.
- Saudi officials reported a separate Houthi strike wounded 11 civilians in Najran and warned intelligence points to imminent, coordinated attacks from Iraqi militias in the north and Houthis in the south under IRGC supervision.
- Accounts of damage and deaths diverge across Houthi statements, Yemeni government and medical sources, and international reports, leaving casualty totals and responsibility contested as reporting remains fluid.
- The escalation has already prompted deeper security cooperation between Riyadh and partners, threatened Red Sea shipping and energy flows, and raised the prospect of wider regional spillovers that would further endanger civilians and humanitarian access in Yemen.