Local sources said that clashes between the National Army and the Houthis continued in the governorates of Ma'rib and Al-Jawf, while the United States and Europe called on the Houthis to stop their attacks on Saudi Arabia, amid UN warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe in Marib.
The Yemeni Army Media Center announced the destruction of two Houthi military vehicles in the "Kasara" area, west of the city of Ma'rib, and the downing of a drone in the Al-Nudud area of the "Khub Al-Sha`af" district in Al-Jawf governorate.
Meanwhile, the United Nations warned of the continued deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Yemen, and said that famine threatens about 16 million people this year.
Attacks on Saudi Arabia
And after the Houthis, yesterday, Sunday, adopted attacks against Riyadh and other regions in Saudi Arabia, the United States of America called on the Houthis to end the attacks it described as horrific, and to engage constructively with the United Nations and United States envoys to achieve peace.
The State Department said in a statement that Washington is committed to its long-standing partnership with Saudi Arabia, and to its assistance in defending its territories as it faces attacks from groups allied with Iran.
For its part, the European Union condemned the Houthi attacks that targeted Riyadh, and called in a statement to stop such attacks that endanger civilians and increase regional instability.
The statement noted that these attacks delay the prospects for resolving the Yemeni conflict.
Yesterday, the Houthis adopted ballistic missile and drone attacks on the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and other areas in the Kingdom, promising "wider" operations, according to their military spokesman.
The Saudi-led military coalition against the Houthis in Yemen announced on Saturday that it had intercepted a missile over Riyadh and 6 drones launched by the Houthis on other regions in the Kingdom.
The Saudi Civil Defense said that "shrapnel was scattered in several residential neighborhoods in separate locations" in Riyadh, explaining that "one of the shrapnel resulted in material damage to a house without causing human injuries or deaths."
In a statement carried by Al Masirah TV, which is close to the Houthis, who are accused of receiving support from Iran, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Sunday, "The air force and the missile force are carrying out a large joint offensive operation towards the Saudi rear."
He talked about the use of “a ballistic missile and 15 drones, including 9 aircraft (...) that targeted sensitive sites in the capital of the enemy, Riyadh,” while the other six targeted “military sites in the regions of Abha and Khamis Mushait,” in the south of the Kingdom.