Yemen’s Houthis say Saudi strikes killed one, targeted telecom towers

Saudi strikes in Yemen killed one person and targeted three telecommunications towers on Thursday (September 17, 2026), Houthi media said, in the latest attacks since the Iran-backed group seized control of the entire Red Sea coast.

“Saudi enemy warplanes targeted three telecommunications towers” in Taiz province, while one civilian was killed and another injured in strikes on the town of Abs, Almasirah television said.

On Wednesday (September 17, 2026), Riyadh accused the Houthis of launching a “cowardly” attack targeting Islam’s holy city of Mecca, a claim they denied.

The Houthis have been reporting dozens of daily Saudi strikes since they seized control of strategic coastal areas overlooking the Bab al-Mandeb strait from Saudi-backed government forces.

Their latest territorial gains cement the hold of Iran and its allies on the two waterways that the wider Gulf, including top crude exporter Saudi Arabia, relies on to ship its oil.