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Are Yemen and Saudi Arabia Returning to All
On Tuesday, Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a major missile and drone assault targeting four Saudi cities, damaging critical oil facilities and military
Key takeaways
- Houthi rebels launched a major missile and drone assault across Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
- The strikes targeted four Saudi cities, injuring over 70 people and damaging critical oil and military infrastructure.
- A Saudi strike on a Yemeni prison in Jawf province killed at least 17 people.
- Canada's retaliatory tariffs on approximately $20 billion of U.S. goods went into effect on Tuesday.
- The United Kingdom announced a ban on all Israeli goods produced in the occupied West Bank.
On Tuesday, Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a major missile and drone assault targeting four Saudi cities, damaging critical oil facilities and military infrastructure. The strikes followed Houthi accusations that Saudi Arabia targeted a prison in Jawf, killing 17. Meanwhile, Canada implemented retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion of U.S. goods, the UK announced a trade ban on Israeli goods from the West Bank, and Germany's far-right AfD party secured a historic 44 percent state election win in Saxony-Anhalt.
The strikes raise fears that renewed fighting could transform into an all-out war.
In their words
“Every aggression against our country and people will be met with a firm response”
“To those who finance or facilitate illegal settlements, let me say this: You will face the full force of U.K. sanctions.”
By the numbers
- 17
- People killed in a Yemeni prison strike
- 70+
- People injured in Houthi strikes on Saudi cities
- $20B
- Value of U.S. goods hit by Canadian tariffs
- 44%
- AfD vote share in Saxony-Anhalt state election
- $99
- Brent crude price per barrel after Houthi strikes
How it unfolded
- Houthi forces seize control of Yemen's capital Sanaa.
- Saudi-led coalition intervenes militarily in Yemen.
- A truce largely eases fighting between the forces.
- ICJ rules Israel's West Bank presence violates international law.
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Common questions
- What happened with Houthi rebels?
- Houthi rebels launched a major missile and drone assault across Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
- Where can I read the original report?
- Read the full report at Foreign Policy.
