Saudi Forces on Alert After Clash With Iran-Backed Houthis
- Four Saudi soldiers died as Israel-Hamas war stirs the Houthis
- Riyadh downed missile fired by Iran-backed group toward Israel
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Saudi Arabia’s military has gone into a state of high alert following deadly clashes with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who also tried to fire a missile over the kingdom toward Israel, according to people familiar with the matter.
Four Saudi soldiers died last week in the fight with Houthi forces in the mountainous southwestern Jazan Province on the border with Yemen, said the people, asking not to be identified as the information is private.