Houthis Launch Attacks on Saudi Arabia Amid Escalating Yemen Conflict

The conflict in Yemen has intensified, with government forces and Houthi rebels engaging in fierce battles along the Red Sea coast. The Houthis have launched attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting oil infrastructure and shipping, as part of their declared blockade. The Saudi civil defense reported that a projectile fell near the border with Yemen, injuring two people and damaging buildings.

More than 80,000 people have been displaced by the fighting since September, according to the United Nations. The Yemeni government has vowed to send more forces to the Red Sea coast after conceding a 'painful' defeat last week when Houthis captured the port city of Mokha and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

The conflict has reached a critical point, with the Houthi advance putting them just 20 miles from the US military base in Djibouti. The US base is one of several foreign military bases in Djibouti, including those of China, France, and Japan. Over 2,000 Yemenis have reached Djibouti, fleeing the fighting.