Five-year-old injured by missile in Saudi’s Jazan
Three civilians were killed by a missile attack in Jazan last month
A five-year-old boy was injured when a missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis struck an area of Al-Ardah governorate in Jazan, the kingdom’s Civil Defence Authority said late Tuesday.
Local civil defence personnel in Jazan confirmed the projectile was a Katyusha rocket, a type of rocket artillery, fired from within Yemeni territory on Tuesday evening, according to Saudi Press Agency.
The boy was transferred to hospital.
مدني #جازان يباشر حادث سقوط صاروخ أطلقته عناصر المليشيا الحوثية من الأراضي اليمنية pic.twitter.com/456jJCWUCA
— الدفاع المدني السعودي (@SaudiDCD) July 3, 2018
Saudi Arabia has been repeatedly targeted by missiles since 2015, when it entered Yemen’s civil war through an Arab coalition backing forces loyal to ousted President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi against the Houthis.
The majority of the attacks have been intercepted by air defences, including two over Riyadh last month.
Read: Saudi air defences intercept two missiles over Riyadh
However some have resulted in deaths and injuries, including three civilians killed in Jazan on June 9.
Read: Three civilians killed in missile attack in Saudi’s Jazan
The latest attack coincides with an offensive by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s main port city, Hodeidah.
Coalition member the United Arab Emirates has said it is willing to stop the assault if the Houthis leave the city.
Read: UAE says it wants Yemen peace deal but Houthis must leave Hodeidah