In brief
The Houthi group on Monday urged foreign firms operating in Saudi Arabia to register their identities and sites with the Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center in Sanaa to be exempt from potential strikes, a warning that applies only to companies from countries not involved in the Saudi‑led campaign. Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarea also reported 103 Saudi airstrikes in the past 24 hours and a drone shoot‑down. Saudi Arabia’s military campaign continues to target Houthi‑held areas, with the Houthis claiming further missile and drone incursions into Saudi territory.
In a statement released on Monday, Yemen’s Houthi movement urged foreign companies operating in Saudi Arabia to register their identities and investment sites with the Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center in Sanaa to avoid potential attacks amid escalating military tensions, the official said.
The warning, according to a Houthi‑run al‑Masirah TV channel citing a Houthi military source, applies only to firms from countries not involved in the group’s described “aggression” against Yemen, while those from partner states could still be targeted. The source added that employees near previously designated target sites should be kept away for safety and that firms wishing to withdraw could receive assistance in relocating their assets if they notified Sanaa authorities.
The directive is the only report of this specific warning, issued exclusively by Xinhua, and has not appeared in other media outlets.
Meanwhile, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea posted on X Monday that Saudi warplanes had carried out 103 airstrikes over the past 24 hours across six Yemeni provinces, claiming civilian casualties. He said the total number of Saudi airstrikes and missile attacks since the latest escalation began stood at 4,563.
"Saudi warplanes carried out 103 airstrikes over the past 24 hours across six provinces, claiming civilian casualties," Sarea wrote.
The spokesman added that Houthi forces had shot down a Saudi CH‑4 armed reconnaissance drone over Al‑Jawf, describing it as the fourth such aircraft downed during the current escalation. These developments come amid continuing Saudi‑led air raids across Yemen and increasing Houthi claims of missile and drone strikes deep inside Saudi territory.