Two injured in Saudi city of Jizan as Saudi government accuses Yemen's Houthis of attack

By Al Jazeera English

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Two people were injured after an incoming projectile struck a residential area in the Saudi city of Jizan, with a mosque, vehicles and buildings damaged. Saudi Arabia accused the Ansar Allah Houthis of carrying out the attack, but the group has not claimed responsibility. The incident comes as Saudi Arabia and Yemen's internationally recognised government forces intensify attacks against the Houthis, with more strikes reported in recent hours. The fighting spans a broad stretch of Yemen's Red Sea coast but is centred on the battle for control of the critical Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a vital maritime choke point for global shipping. Government forces said they carried out more than 20 raids on Houthi sites, rocket launch platforms and vehicles, seeking to retake the strategic port of Mocha, which was seized by Houthi fighters on Thursday. The Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of launching more than 100 air strikes on Yemen within the past 48 hours and claimed they launched a missile and drone a

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