Saudi Arabia activates air raid alerts as Houthi attacks intensify

Saudi Arabia's civil defense sent air raid warnings to Riyadh and several other cities on Friday night and Saturday morning. It was the first time Riyadh had received such warnings since the Houthi group stepped up its attacks in July. Journalists in the capital reported hearing explosions. Alerts went out at 4 a.m. and again at 6 a.m., and authorities said the danger had passed shortly after each one. The Houthis, a group from Yemen that is backed by Iran, fired ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi military sites. They said they hit aircraft hangars, radar systems, and runways. The Saudi-led coalition reported that thirteen civilians were wounded in the attacks.