Conflict & Security
Saudi Arabia prepares Houthi counter-offensive as Washington declines to join
October 3, 2026 at 01:59 PM · Updated 12d ago
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 12 hours
MAMasrawy
الجيش اليمني يضرب أهدافا للحوثيين في صنعاء وصعدة
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AJAl Jazeera English
Iran war live: Yemeni forces strike Sanaa as Trump warns Tehran of hard way
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MAMasrawy
أكسيوس: السعودية تستعد لهجوم مضاد على الحوثيين.. وأمريكا تمتنع عن المشاركة
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BABBC Arabic
تقارير: السعودية تستعد لهجوم محتمل على جماعة أنصار الله في اليمن
(opens the publisher’s site)Saudi Arabia is preparing a counter-offensive against Yemen's Houthis, with Yemeni government forces to advance under Saudi air cover while Washington limits support to intelligence.
- Regional and Western officials said Saudi Arabia and Yemen's internationally recognized government plan an offensive to push the Houthis from Red Sea coastal areas and Bab el-Mandeb.
- Washington declined a second Saudi request for direct US airstrikes, with a US official confirming the United States will not take military action at this time.
- Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman briefed US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the planned operation by phone on Thursday.
- Pakistan's foreign minister said Iran proposed political engagement with the Houthis, to be discussed at an emergency meeting in Riyadh next week.
- Yemeni army forces struck Houthi targets in Sanaa and Saada, with spokesman Colonel Majed Abdullah Al-Nuzaili saying they are directing 'painful strikes' at vital Houthi capabilities.
- The army reported 257 operations on Saturday against Houthi positions, killing or wounding at least 700 fighters and destroying 170 vehicles.
- The strikes on Sanaa displaced thousands of civilians.