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An air strike on Yemen’s capital by a Saudi-led military coalition has killed dozens of Houthi rebels including two commanders. According to a Saudi TV station, more than 50 rebels including two high-ranking rebels were killed in an overnight attack on a Houthi interior ministry building on Friday. A police building adjacent to the Houthi-controlled ministry was also struck.
The Houthis confirmed an air raid on Sanaa but gave no details. Yesterday, Houthis staged a large-scale funeral for the two commanders in Sanaa, in a display of military strength. Six pickup trucks bearing the bodies of the leaders, and other Houthis killed in the attack, were escorted by soldiers in dress uniform towards a square where a crowd of thousands awaited.
In a separate development on Saturday, Saudi air defences reportedly intercepted four missiles fired by Houthi rebels at Saudi’s southern Jazan province near the border with Yemen. The rebels launched eight ballistic missiles towards Japan, aimed at “economic and vital targets.