The coalition’s announcement of a wide-ranging operation targeting the Houthis follows days of escalation: Houthi attacks on Saudi airports earlier this week and the invocation of the Mecca pact. The reported figure of more than 2,750 strikes in 24 hours is the coalition’s own count and has not been independently verified.
Saudi-led coalition launches wide operation against Houthis
The Saudi-led coalition says it is carrying out a wide-ranging operation against Yemen's Houthis, with government forces conducting more than 2,750 strikes in the past 24 hours.
Why it matters: The scale of the operation marks a sharp escalation after this week's Houthi attacks on Saudi airports and the invocation of the Mecca pact, with Red Sea shipping and regional fuel markets exposed if the fighting widens.
Data as of Al Jazeera newsfeed item, October 10, 2026 (opened and read). Single-sourced: the operation and the strike count are the Saudi-led coalition's claims, treated as its narrative pending independent corroboration.
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- Saudi-led coalition says it's carrying out operation in Yemen · Al Jazeera · 2026-10-10