Eleven civilians injured in Houthi attacks on Najran, including child
Eleven civilians, including a four-year-old child, were injured in Najran after Houthi militants launched attacks on Thursday, according to the coalition.
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AIThe official spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, Major General Turki Al-Maliki, announced on Friday that 11 civilians were injured in Najran following Houthi terrorist attacks that took place on Thursday, August 6, 2026.
Al-Maliki stated that the injured include seven Saudis—among them a woman and a four-year-old child who suffered second-degree burns—as well as one Yemeni, two Egyptians, and one Pakistani national.
He explained that the Houthi militia carried out the attacks using indiscriminate projectiles targeting civilian sites, which constitutes a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and its customary rules by deliberately targeting civilians and civilian objects.
Major General Al-Maliki affirmed that the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition will continue to take deterrent measures against these terrorist attacks to ensure the protection of citizens.