A Saudi reconnaissance helicopter crashed near the country's border with Yemen, killing two people. This is the first time that Saudi Arabia has reported such casualties since the latest round of clashes with the Houthis broke out. Meanwhile, missiles were also intercepted in other parts of Saudi Arabia, and air strike alarms were sounded overnight in Riyadh. Riyadh's main airport closed almost a week ago due to a wave of deadly attacks. The Saudi-led coalition against the Houthis said that an AH-6i helicopter crashed near Najran city due to a technical failure, and two crew members died. This is inconsistent with the earlier claim that the Iran-backed Houthis had shot down an aircraft of this kind. The Saudi Civil Protection Department later said that a shell fired by the Houthis hit a residential area in the city, injuring six people and damaging three houses and three cars. These successive incidents show that the latest round of confrontation between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen will not end in the short term, causing significant losses to Saudi Arabia.

A Saudi reconnaissance helicopter crashed near the country's border with Yemen, killing two people. This is the first time that Saudi Arabia has reported such casualties since the latest round of clashes with the Houthis broke out. Meanwhile, missiles were also intercepted in other parts of Saudi Arabia, and air strike alarms were sounded overnight in Riyadh. Riyadh's main airport closed almost a week ago due to a wave of deadly attacks. The Saudi-led coalition against the Houthis said that an AH-6i helicopter crashed near Najran city due to a technical failure, and two crew members died. This is inconsistent with the earlier claim that the Iran-backed Houthis had shot down an aircraft of this kind. The Saudi Civil Protection Department later said that a shell fired by the Houthis hit a residential area in the city, injuring six people and damaging three houses and three cars. These successive incidents show that the latest round of confrontation between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen will not end in the short term, causing significant losses to Saudi Arabia.