This screenshot from a video released by the Houthi media center on Aug. 9, 2026, shows a drone being launched toward what Houthi authorities described as Saudi troops and weapons depots in Mokha, western Yemen. (Credit: Houthi media center/AFP)
The Saudi civil defense agency issued an alert on Sunday warning of "potential danger" in southern Jazan province along the border with Yemen that has been targeted by Yemeni rebels recently.
"A warning has been issued by the National Early Warning Platform in the Jazan Province to alert of a potential danger," read the statement by the agency, with similar alerts usually issued ahead of potential strikes targeting an area.
The Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have repeatedly targeted energy and petroleum installations in Jazan in recent weeks.
A years-long truce in Yemen's civil war between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised government appeared to collapse last month as fighting between regional allies of the United States and Iran flared.
The breakdown of the U.N.-backed 2022 accord came as the Houthi rebels announced a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia, hitting Saudi tankers in the Red Sea and the kingdom's oil infrastructure, which comes with Iran blockading the Strait of Hormuz on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula.
The Houthis control vast swathes of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa and areas on the border with Saudi Arabia's Red Sea provinces.
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