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Saudi Arabia reported 13 civilians injured after Houthi attacks and vowed a firm response
The Riyadh-led coalition said missiles and drones struck cities in southern Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, a Pentagon inspector general report warned of ammunition shortages in the United States because of the war with Iran.
The military coalition led by Saudi Arabia reported, according to France 24, that a series of attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthis with ballistic missiles and drones left 13 civilians injured in the south of the kingdom.
According to that account, the attacks hit Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif. A coalition spokesperson said there was also damage to seven homes and two vehicles, and that the injuries were mild to moderate.
After the attacks, the coalition said it will act firmly to protect Saudi sovereignty and will adopt all necessary operational measures in response to what it described as hostile and extremist conduct. France 24 added that the Houthis said Saudi Arabia responded with more than 50 airstrikes, as it did the previous day.
In addition, Saudi Civil Defense issued alerts over possible danger in six cities, including Yanbu, and later announced the end of the threat in Jeddah, Abha, Jazan, AlUla and Taif, amid a rise in attacks attributed to the Houthis.
In the same follow-up, France 24 noted that a mandatory report sent to Congress by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Defense warned of an ammunition shortage stemming from the war with Iran. The report said Operation Epic Fury had an estimated cost of 33.4 billion dollars between February 28 and June 30, of which 22.3 billion corresponded to munitions used alone.
That document also said weapons spending caused strategic shortages in inventories and exposed bottlenecks in the industrial base to replenish munitions. According to France 24, the report also listed losses in the U.S. fleet, including four destroyed F-15s, a damaged F-35, seven damaged KC-135 tanker aircraft and up to 30 destroyed MQ-9 Reaper drones.
President Donald Trump, still according to France 24, has repeatedly dismissed concerns about the level of weapons reserves and again said on Monday on Truth Social that the United States is producing more weapons than at any other time in its history.
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