Houthi projectile wounds two and damages mosque in Saudi Arabia's Jazan region
A projectile fired from Yemen struck Saudi Arabia's Jazan region on Sunday, according to the country's Civil Defence, wounding two people and damaging a mosque and several other buildings. Saudi authorities attributed the attack to Yemen's Houthi movement, which receives backing from Iran, amid reports of intensifying conflict within Yemen itself.
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Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence reported on Sunday that a projectile fired from Yemeni territory struck an area in the Jazan region near the Yemeni border along the Red Sea, wounding two people and damaging a mosque as well as several nearby buildings. News outlets including the Washington Times and local US broadcasters reported that the projectile landed in the al-Tawwal governorate and cited Saudi authorities attributing responsibility to Yemen's Houthi movement, which is backed by Iran. The incident occurred as fighting intensified in Yemen between the Houthis and forces supporting Yemen's internationally recognised government. The Houthis have periodically launched projectiles and drones toward Saudi territory throughout the broader regional conflict, and Saudi authorities regularly report intercepting these weapons or, as in this case, dealing with impacts that cause damage and injuries. However, no group had claimed responsibility for the attack beyond the Saudi attribution to the Houthis, and statements from the Houthi movement about the incident were not immediately available in the sources reviewed.
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