Barrage of Houthi Missiles and Drones Strikes Saudi Arabia, Wounding 13

A barrage of missile and drone attacks launched by the Houthi rebel group, based in Yemen, struck at least three cities in Saudi territory. At least 13 people, all of them civilians, were wounded in the series of strikes.

Brigadier General Turki al-Malki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, confirmed the Houthi missile and drone attacks against the kingdom — which he described as coordinated strikes — as reported by TRT World on Tuesday (15 September 2026).

Al-Malki said the cross-border attacks targeted Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif.

He said the Houthi barrage left at least 13 casualties, who sustained mild to moderate injuries.

Munitions and shrapnel that fell on Saudi territory, according to Al-Malki, also caused structural damage to seven homes and two civilian vehicles.

Al-Malki accused the Houthis of deliberately targeting non-combatants and civilian infrastructure.

“The Coalition Joint Forces Command will deal with these attacks responsibly and firmly in order to protect the kingdom’s sovereignty, civilian objects and civilians from these heinous attacks,” Al-Malki said in his statement.

He stressed that Saudi Arabia would respond to the Houthi attacks while remaining in compliance with international law and the principle of self-defence enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.

The Saudi confirmation of the Houthi attacks came after the spokesman of the Iran-backed group, Yahya Saree, announced on Monday (14 September) that Saudi fighter jets — primarily F-15 and Typhoon aircraft — had carried out 54 air strikes across five Yemeni provinces within 24 hours.

Saree warned that large-scale bombing of this kind “will not be left without a response”.

Previously, the Houthis claimed responsibility for launching a large-scale operation involving missiles and drones targeting King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait. The group also threatened to expand the reach of its attacks deep into Saudi territory.

Confrontations between the Houthis and Yemeni government forces, as well as the Saudi-led coalition, have escalated sharply since early July, after years of relative calm following the truce agreed in 2022.