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Three civilians were killed in the Jizan province in southern Saudi Arabia from a missile launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Arab coalition said
“At exactly 2.55pm [on Saturday], the southern operations centre announced that the terrorist Houthi militia that belongs to Iran had targeted civilians with rockets, and resulted in the martyrdom of three civilians in the Jizan region,” said Col Turki Al Malki, spokesman for the coalition fighting the rebels in Yemen on behalf of the internationally recognised government of President Abdrabu Mansur Hadi
“The projectile was deliberately launched to target civilians. These senseless actions of the Houthis fall under hostile acts against civilians
“The Arab coalition will strike with an iron fist all those who threaten the safety and security of Saudi nationals, residents and capabilities
On Sunday, King Salman of Saudi Arabia received a memo of condolences from the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber, the Saudi Press Agency reported
“The emir said in his note that these repeated hostile actions target the safety and security of the kingdom, its people and residents and violate international laws,” said the report
Sheikh Sabah said that Kuwait stood by Saudi Arabia and by any decisions it took to protect itself
The Saudi-led coalition, which includes the UAE, intervened in the Yemen war in 2015 at the request of Mr Hadi’s government
The latest strike at Saudi Arabia comes as Yemeni forces, backed by the coalition, advance on the rebel-held Red Sea port of Hodeidah, the main conduit for humanitarian supplies into a country on the brink of famine
In late May, air defences intercepted Houthi missiles over the southern cities of Najran and Jizan, according to Col Al Malki, who said that no one was hurt in the incident
The Houthis have repeatedly fired missiles at Saudi Arabia, which US and UN experts have said are of Iranian origin, a claim Tehran denies
Saudi Arabia this month tested a new siren system for the capital Riyadh and the oil-rich Eastern Province, in a sign of the increasing threat posed by the rebels’ weapons
Nearly 10,000 people have been killed in the Yemen war
