Houthi media reports Saudi strikes in northern Yemen

Houthi media reported on Sunday that Saudi Arabia had carried out two strikes on Saada, in the north of Yemen, a stronghold for the pro-Iran group.

The Almasirah TV channel also reported artillery fire in the border district of Monabbih, in the same province.

Soon after, Saudi Arabia's civil defence agency sent alerts warning of potential attacks in two regions bordering Yemen.

The alerts, which were for the city of Abha and the region around Khamis Mushait, were quickly lifted.

The Houthis have been engaged in renewed fighting with Saudi-backed government forces since Yemen's civil war reignited in July. It has displaced tens of thousands of people.

Earlier on Sunday, the Houthis said they used drones and missiles to attack a military base in southern Saudi Arabia.

The attack at the Sharurah base targeted "weapons depots and command and control centres that are managing the aggression against our nation and people", Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree wrote on X.

Late on Saturday, the Saudi civil defence agency said two people were injured after a projectile fired by the Houthis fell in the Jizan region, which also lies along the border.

Following a week-long offensive, the Houthis on Friday captured Yemen's Red Sea coast, cementing their hold on the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a vital artery for Saudi Arabian oil exports as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed amid the US-Iran war.

They had seized Mocha the day before after heavy fighting.