On the 8th, Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry condemned and protested in the strongest terms Houthi attacks on civilian and economic targets in southern Saudi Arabia — Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran — saying the strikes injured 73 civilians, including women and children. The ministry added the group continues to attack commercial vessels in the Red Sea, threatening freedom of international maritime navigation.

2026-09-08

On the 8th, Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry condemned and protested in the strongest terms Houthi attacks on civilian and economic targets in southern Saudi Arabia — Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran — saying the strikes injured 73 civilians, including women and children. The ministry added the group continues to attack commercial vessels in the Red Sea, threatening freedom of international maritime navigation.