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Saudi Arabia strikes Yemeni port city of Hodeidah as Iranian backed Houthi rebels vow to escalate

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The Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV said Saudi strikes hit facilities belonging to the state telecommunications corporation in Hodeidah city. Saudi Arabia struck Houthi military targets in Hodeida on Friday with rebel media reporting two injured after the Iran-backed group announced a maritime blockade of the kingdom and hit its ships. Saudi Arabia and the Houthis traded fire recently for the first time in years, threatening a 2022 truce that has held despite expiring.

The Saudi-led coalition said it hit Houthi sites and destroyed targets threatening commercial vessels in response to attacks on Red Sea shipping. IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Saudi Arabia strikes Yemeni port city of Hodeidah as Iranian backed Houthi rebels vow to escalate. Yemeni rebels say two injured in Saudi strikes Yemeni Houthi media on Saturday said two people were injured by Saudi air strikes - a worker in the city of Hodeida and a woman on Kamaran island.

"A worker at the telecommunications building was injured in the Saudi aggression on the city of Hodeida," al-Masirah television said. Houthi media says Saudi struck Hodeida telecom facilities and Kamaran island Middle East Eye reported earlier that several strikes targeted Yemen's Hodeidah port. Al-Masirah TV reports that Saudi strikes hit telecom facilities in Yemen's rebel-held city of Hodeidah as well as Kamaran island on Friday.

"A Saudi aggression comprising a series of air strikes hit facilities belonging to the telecommunications authority," according to the group's media, adding that the strikes also targeted Kamaran Island. Houthi-controlled foreign ministry warns that the attack will spark further escalation in the Yemeni conflict.

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