Five Saudi civilians were injured Tuesday when a projectile fired by Houthirebels in Yemen struck the southern Saudi region of Jazan.
Mohammed Al-Ghamdi, spokesman for the Civil Defense in Jazan, said theprojectile hit a border village in Jazan, according to the official SPANews Agency.
“The military projectile had fallen on a public street, resulting in fivecivilians — three Saudis and two Yemeni — being injured,” Al-Ghamdi said.
Material damage was reported.
There was no comment from the Houthi group, but the rebel movementregularly announces rocket and drone attacks on Saudi territories, sayingthey are a reaction to the Saudi-led coalition’s assault on Yemen.
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Yemen has been wracked by violence and instability since 2014, when Houthirebels captured much of the country, including the capital Sanaa.
A Saudi-led coalition aimed at reinstating the Yemeni government hasworsened the situation, causing one of the world’s worst man-madehumanitarian crisis with nearly 80% or about 30 million of its peopleneeding humanitarian assistance and protection and more than 13 million indanger of starving to death.
