Five-year-old injured by missile in Saudi’s Jazan

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