RIYADH: The Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said Friday that 11 civilians were wounded in a Houthi attack on the southern border region of Najran, a day after the Iran-backed group launched its deadliest assault on government forces in Yemen since 2022. The Joint Forces Command of the coalition said the civilians were injured late Thursday when projectiles fired indiscriminately by the Houthis struck civilian areas in Najran. The wounded included seven Saudi citizens, a Yemeni, two Egyptians and a Pakistani national.

More than 10 civilians, including a 4-year-old child, were injured in Saudi Arabia after a series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

The Houthis have been escalating attacks against Saudi-backed forces in recent weeks

At least 58 Yemeni government troops were killed in missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.