Saudi-led coalition says Houthis attacked 3 Saudi cities

A Saudi-led coalition said that Yemen's Houthis launched attacks targeting three Saudi cities Wednesday, including Khamis Mushait, Abha and Jazan.

The attacks involved "a number" of ballistic missiles and drones, coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said in a statement on US social media company X.

Al-Maliki affirmed that the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition forces "will deal with these attacks responsibly" to protect the sovereignty of Saudi Arabia and its national capabilities.

The warnings came as escalating fighting in Yemen increasingly spilled into neighboring Saudi Arabia.

Riyadh said Tuesday that Houthi attacks targeting civilian and economic sites in the southwestern cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran injured 73 civilians, including women and children.