Houthi-fired projectile injures two and damages mosque in Saudi border region
A projectile launched by Houthi forces wounded two people and caused damage to a mosque and nearby structures in Al-Tuwal, Jazan.
Saudi civil defence teams responded to a Houthi-launched projectile that struck the Al-Tuwal Governorate in the Jazan Region near the Yemen border. The impact injured two individuals and damaged a mosque, several buildings and vehicles. Authorities had issued alerts earlier in the day warning of possible attacks from the militia.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing security threats along the Saudi-Yemen border and the risk to civilian infrastructure.
How this story developed
- Sep 8 Houthi strikes wound dozens in Saudi cities as coalition vows retaliation
- Sep 9 The European Union called on the Houthis to stop all attacks and warned of threats to regional stability and Red Sea shipping.
- Sep 10 Saudi civil defence lifted the emergency alert in Khamis Mushait following the Houthi strikes.
- Sep 10 Intense fighting has erupted across Yemen's north, west and central zones, killing at least 194 people and wounding 880 in the past two weeks.
- Sep 10 Houthis intensified attacks on the al‑Makha district near the Bab al‑Mandeb Strait.
- Sep 11 Houthi units have moved onto the Hanish Islands and are pressing southward toward Bab al‑Mandeb.
- Sep 11 GCC nations issued a joint condemnation of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at the UN Security Council.
- Sep 11 Houthis seized Perim Island and the town of Dhubab.
- Sep 11 Yemen's Saudi-led coalition said the Houthis attacked the Saudi Arabian southwestern cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha, and Jazan with ballistic missiles and drones.
- Sep 11 Iranian and Saudi diplomats held talks aimed at reducing regional insecurity.
- Sep 11 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged President Donald Trump to authorize U.S. strikes against the Houthis, but the United States limited its role to intelligence and targeting assistance.
- Sep 11 President Donald Trump turned down Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's request for American air attacks against the Houthi rebels advancing in western Yemen.
- Sep 11 Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry said the pipeline was targeted by several drones launched from Iraq, causing human injuries and damage.
- Sep 12 Yemen's forces announced air strikes on Houthi positions near Mocha.
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