Houthi drone and missile strike hits Saudi Arabia's Jazan region; mosque damaged, two wounded

Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence said on Saturday, September 12, 2026, that a projectile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck the al Tuwal governorate in the kingdom's southern Jazan region, wounding two people and damaging a mosque, several buildings and vehicles, Al Jazeera reported. A Civil Defence spokesperson called the strike on civilian objects a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group used ballistic missiles and drones to target a Saudi military base in Sharurah, Najran province, and warned Riyadh that further military action would be met with larger, deeper strikes inside Saudi territory. Al Jazeera noted that on Tuesday, September 8, Houthi strikes on civilian and economic facilities in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran wounded 73 people. The strikes are part of a rapid escalation in Yemen's conflict, which reignited in July after roughly four years of relative calm under a United Nations brokered truce.