The attacks follow a new counteroffensive by Saudi-backed forces seeking to push the rebels back from the Red Sea coast.
DUBAI—Attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damaged two airports in southern Saudi Arabia near the kingdom’s border with the war-torn nation, the kingdom said Tuesday, marking the latest escalation in fighting that threatens global energy markets. The attacks come as the kingdom and its allies in Yemen launch a counteroffensive seeking to retake territory along the Red Sea. The Houthis’ presence on the coast and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait threatens to further squeeze regional oil supplies.
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