Five killed as Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis trade attacks

Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: September 17, 2026Country: Saudi Arabia

World / International

Five killed as Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis trade attacks

Intensifying attacks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis have reportedly killed at least five people, including three children. A Yemeni resident in Saudi Arabia was killed and two others injured after a Houthi drone was intercepted in Taif. In Yemen, one civilian was killed in Taiz, and three children were reported dead due to strikes attributed to Saudi-backed forces.

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