West Asia LIVE: Houthi missile attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, says source

Home News World Oil continued its rise on Friday (August 7, 2026) amid further concerns around the opening of ​the Strait of Hormuz Published - August 07, 2026 08:23 am IST Houthi activists stand on a platform against a banner depicting Houthi missiles, at an anti-Saudi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks on Thursday (August 6, 2026), a military source said, in one of the deadliest days of the country’s civil war in four years.More than 10 civilians, including a 4-year-old child, were injured in Saudi Arabia on Thursday (August 6, 2026) after a series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to the Saudi military.Also read | What’s at stake in the latest U.S.-Iran talks?Israel reported on Thursday (August 6, 2026) its first military fatalities in southern Lebanon in more than a month, after carrying out fresh strikes despite ongoing U.S.-backed talks in Rome aimed at ending hostilities. The deaths were the first Israeli fatalities reported in southern Lebanon since June 28. Lebanese state media said one person died and 11 were wounded in a separate Israeli strike.Also read | Losing a war, refusing it to see it Oil continued its rise on Friday (August 7, 2026) amid further concerns around the opening of the Strait of Hormuz as Iran, working with Oman, suggested banning ‌vessels deemed hostile from the strait and heavily fining those who violated the proposed rules.August 07, 2026 07:59 Houthi missile attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces: sourceYemen’s Iran-backed Houthis killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks on Thursday (August 6, 2026), a military source said, in one of the deadliest days of the country’s civil war in four years.The attacks come as Yemen is increasingly drawn into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, with the rebels stepping up attacks against both government forces and neighbouring Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally and supporter of the internationally recognised Yemeni government.Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the rebels attacked government positions with ballistic missiles and drones in response to an alleged military buildup backed by neighbouring Saudi Arabia.- AFPAugust 07, 2026 07:58 Saudi military says Houthi attacks left 11 civilians, including child, injured near Yemen borderMore than 10 civilians, including a 4-year-old child, were injured in Saudi Arabia on Thursday after a series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to the Saudi military.The attacks, which took place in the southern region of Najran, near the Yemeni border, came hours after the Iran-backed rebels claimed responsibility for another series of strikes in central and eastern Yemen that killed at least 30 government troops and wounded at least 50 others.A Houthi leader said Saudi-backed troops were targeted in the attacks and that “hundreds” were either killed or injured. The assaults hit camps for forces of the internationally recognised government in the provinces of Marib and Hadramout, the Yemeni officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media.- APAugust 07, 2026 07:58 Oil rises on concerns over Strait of Hormuz reopening plansOil continued its rise on Friday (August 7, 2026) amid further concerns around the opening of the Strait of Hormuz as Iran, working with Oman, suggested banning ‌vessels deemed hostile from the strait and heavily fining those who violated the proposed rules.Brent crude ⁠futures rose 99 cents, or 1.2%, to $83.48 a barrel by 0010 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures rose 85 cents, or ‌1.1%, to $78.84. Oil futures settled up at over $3 a barrel on Thursday (August 6, 2026) as Iran reviewed a bill ‌to ban U.S. and Israeli vessels from the ‌Strait of ⁠Hormuz where roughly a fifth of the world’s ⁠oil and liquefied natural gas transmitted before the war began at the end of February. - Reuters Published - August 07, 2026 08:23 am IST