Houthi attacks on Yemeni government forces have reportedly killed at least 30 people, according to reporting from the BBC and Al Jazeera. The assaults are described by both outlets as the deadliest in Yemen’s conflict between the Houthis and government forces in years.

The Houthis themselves claimed to have killed 45 people in the attacks, a figure higher than the at least 30 deaths reported. The discrepancy between the group’s claim and the reported toll had not been reconciled in the available sources.

According to the BBC, the Houthis said they launched missiles and drones at what they described as “Saudi military build-ups” in the central provinces of Marib and Hadramawt.

The framing of the targets as “Saudi military build-ups” points to the regional dimension of Yemen’s long-running conflict, though the sources did not provide further detail on the specific forces struck or on any response from the Yemeni government or Saudi Arabia.

Both Al Jazeera and the BBC emphasised the scale of the attacks relative to recent years, underscoring an escalation in hostilities. Further details on casualties, locations and the wider military situation were not included in the available reporting.