Houthis say Saudi Arabia launched 40 air strikes in Yemen over 24 hours

Houthis say Saudi Arabia launched 40 air strikes in Yemen over 24 hours The Houthis said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabian jets had carried out 40 air strikes over the past day targeting western Yemen, where the group recently made substantial gains along the Red Sea coast.

"Saudi warplanes launched 40 airstrikes using F15 aircraft that took off from Khamis Mushait Air base, targeting the provinces of Taiz, Marib, and Hodeidah over the past 24 hours," the Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement on social media.

Reporting by AFP