Sandego.net – At least 73 civilians — including women and children — were injured when a fresh salvo of projectiles from Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels rained down on four Saudi cities early Tuesday morning. The strikes hit the southwestern towns of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan, and Najran, all of which sit within striking range of Yemen’s northern highlands and have served as staging points for coalition logistics since the civil war erupted in 2015.

The Saudi-led Coalition Forces, which has been engaged in a protracted military campaign against the Houthis throughout Yemen’s yearslong conflict, declared it would answer the barrage with full operational force. Major General Turki Al-Maliki, the coalition’s chief spokesperson, characterized the latest wave as “senseless” and accused the rebel group of deliberately aiming at “civilian and economic sites” rather than purely military installations.…