Houthi missile strike targets civilians in Saudi Arabia

Najran residents inspect the damage caused on a residential complex by a missile fired by Houthi militia from Yemen on Thursday. (SPA)

RIYADH: Houthi militias in Yemen fired a missile into civilian areas in a border village near Najran, Col. Turki Al-Malki, spokesman of Saudi-led coalition, announced on Friday.
The strike caused a fire in a residential complex occupied by foreign employees of a national company, Al-Malki said.
One worker was injured, and the blaze caused some material damage.
Al-Malki stressed that firing missiles at civilian targets violates international laws.
The spokesman added that Houthi militias were only able to carry out such aggressive acts because of the support of “some regional parties which aim to threaten national, regional and international security.”
In another development, an Emirati soldier was killed in southern Saudi Arabia while taking part in the campaign against the Houthis, the UAE military said.
The body of Cpl. Saeed Matar Al-Kaabi was repatriated on Friday, the WAM news agency reported.
The military said Al-Kaabi was killed while “performing his national duty” in Najran province bordering Yemen, AFP reported.
Some 100 Emiratis have been killed in Yemen since the Saudi-led intervention there began in March 2015.