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Yemen’s Houthis claimed responsibility for a large-scale missile and drone attack against what they described as Saudi-backed military mobilisations in eastern Yemen on Aug 6, saying the strikes killed and wounded hundreds of fighters and destroyed military camps and equipment.

Saudi Arabia expects imminent coordinated attacks from Iraqi militias north of the Gulf state and from Yemen's Houthis from the south under the supervision of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to a senior Saudi official.

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00:01The Houthis said they destroyed military camps and equipment of Saudi Arabia-backed military
00:07mobilizations in eastern Yemen on Thursday.
00:10They said their large-scale missile and drone strikes in the Al-Ruwaik, Al-Abar and Al-Thaniya
00:16areas had killed and wounded hundreds of fighters.
00:43The Houthis enemy, the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, said 11 civilians
00:49were injured in Saudi Arabia's southern Najran region near the Yemen border following
00:54the Houthi attack.
00:55This came after the implementation of a naval blockade in the Red Sea and strikes against
01:01ships by the Houthis since July 22.
01:03Yes, we're aware of those reports that you just mentioned, and we call on the Yemeni
01:09parties to exercise restraint and refrain from actions that could lead to further military
01:14escalation.
01:15Renewed fighting risk reversing the hard-won gains made towards reducing violence in the
01:20past years.
01:21The parties must prioritize dialogue and engage constructively with UN-led efforts towards
01:27a negotiated political settlement.
01:30Reports said Saudi Arabia expects imminent coordinated attacks from Iraqi militias north of the Gulf
01:35state and from Yemen's Houthis from the south under the supervision of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary
01:42Guard Corps.
01:43They quoted a Saudi official as saying that intelligence reports from Saudi Arabia, the U.S., and other
01:49countries indicated that civilian and economic sites could be targeted, including energy infrastructure,
01:55ports, and airports.
01:57He said they observed drones and missiles being moved, suggesting coordinated operations from
02:02both directions.
02:04However, he said Saudi Arabia was prepared to take all necessary measures to respond to any
02:10aggression.
02:19So we asked Saudi Arabia is the United States at that top of the third�'s
02:21approach here, tabsom,és, and Batis, Honey, National Prison, Florida, or the United Nations
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