Houthis strike Yemen presidential complex as Saudi Arabia intercepts missile

Summary

• Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a missile attack on the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday, killing two security guards, according to Yemeni government officials.
• Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the operation targeted what he described as a Saudi military headquarters in Aden.
• Military spokesperson Yahya Saree rejected the Saudi announcement, describing the allegation of an attempted attack on Madinah as false.

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a missile attack on the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday, killing two security guards, according to Yemeni government officials. Prime Minister and cabinet members present at the complex remained unharmed.

Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said the Houthis fired five missiles at the Maashiq presidential palace complex. The attack raised fresh security concerns as fighting continued across parts of Yemen and tensions spread towards neighbouring Saudi Arabia.

The Houthi-run Saba News Agency reported that the group had targeted a military operations headquarters operated by Saudi officers inside the complex, along with weapons depots. The agency cited a military official for the information. However, the claims could not be independently verified.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the operation targeted what he described as a Saudi military headquarters in Aden. He linked the strike to the group’s stated policy of targeting Saudi military deployments.