Houthi missile attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: source

At least 58 Yemeni government troops were killed in a series of missile and drone attacks attributed to Houthi rebels on Thursday. The incident, which took place amid the ongoing conflict between the Iran-backed Houthi movement and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government, represents one of the deadliest single events in the long-standing war that began in 2014.

The Houthi rebels have characterized the strikes as a retaliatory measure against a recent military buildup supported by Saudi Arabia. The conflict, which has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths since its inception, continues to see periodic escalations involving drone and missile technology.