ChinaHouthis Say Saudi Arabia Carried Out More Than 100 Airstrikes Across Yemen; Saudi Arabia Says a Houthi Projectile Landed on Its Territory
CCTV.com (Xinwen Lianbo): According to Yemeni media reports on October 18, a home in Houthi-controlled Saada Governorate was hit by a Saudi airstrike that day, so far leaving 10 people dead and 23 injured. Saada Governorate is in northern Yemen, borders Saudi Arabia, and is a major Houthi stronghold. The Houthis said that evening that Yemen's capital, Sanaa, as well as Hodeidah, Taiz, and other locations had been subjected to more than 100 Saudi airstrikes over the preceding 24 hours.
央视网消息（新闻联播）：据也门媒体18日报道，胡塞武装控制的萨达省一处民宅当天遭到沙特空袭，目前已造成10人死亡、23人受伤。萨达省位于也门北部，与沙特接壤，是胡塞武装的主要据点。胡塞武装当晚称，过去24小时，也门首都萨那以及荷台达、塔伊兹等多地遭沙特上百次空袭。
Saudi civil defense authorities said on October 18 that a projectile launched by the Houthis landed that day in a residential neighborhood in the southern Saudi city of Najran, injuring six Saudi citizens.
沙特民防部门18日称，一枚由胡塞武装发射的投射物当天落入沙特南部奈季兰市一处居民区，造成6名沙特公民受伤。
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf held a Ministerial Council meeting in Bahrain on October 18. A statement issued by the meeting strongly condemned the Yemeni Houthis' recent attacks on Saudi Arabia and emphasized that, under the GCC's Joint Defense Agreement, the security of member states is indivisible.
海湾阿拉伯国家合作委员会18日在巴林举行部长理事会会议。会议发表公告，强烈谴责也门胡塞武装近期袭击沙特，并强调根据海合会《共同防御协议》，成员国安全不可分割。
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ReportedReported projectile impact18 October 2026+
Saudi Civil Defense said a Houthi projectile landed in a residential area of Najran on the 18th, injuring six Saudi citizens.
Saudi civil defense authorities said on October 18 that a projectile launched by the Houthis landed that day in a residential neighborhood in the southern Saudi city of Najran, injuring six Saudi citizens.Original Chinese quote
落入沙特南部奈季兰市一处居民区，造成6名沙特公民受伤ReportedMinisterial meeting18 October 2026+
The Gulf Cooperation Council held a Ministerial Council meeting in Bahrain on the 18th.
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf held a Ministerial Council meeting in Bahrain on October 18. A statement issued by the meeting strongly condemned the Yemeni Houthis' recent attacks on Saudi Arabia and emphasized that, under the GCC's Joint Defense Agreement, the security of member states is indivisible.Original Chinese quote
海湾阿拉伯国家合作委员会18日在巴林举行部长理事会会议ReportedReported airstrike18 October 2026+
Yemeni media reported that a Saudi airstrike hit a home in a Houthi-controlled area of Saada province on the 18th, killing 10 people and injuring 23 so far.
CCTV.com (Xinwen Lianbo): According to Yemeni media reports on October 18, a home in Houthi-controlled Saada Governorate was hit by a Saudi airstrike that day, so far leaving 10 people dead and 23 injured. Saada Governorate is in northern Yemen, borders Saudi Arabia, and is a major Houthi stronghold. The Houthis said that evening that Yemen's capital, Sanaa, as well as Hodeidah, Taiz, and other locations had been subjected to more than 100 Saudi airstrikes over the preceding 24 hours.Original Chinese quote
一处民宅当天遭到沙特空袭，目前已造成10人死亡、23人受伤ReportedCondemnation18 October 2026+
The meeting's communiqué condemned recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and stressed that member states' security was indivisible under their joint defense agreement.
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf held a Ministerial Council meeting in Bahrain on October 18. A statement issued by the meeting strongly condemned the Yemeni Houthis' recent attacks on Saudi Arabia and emphasized that, under the GCC's Joint Defense Agreement, the security of member states is indivisible.Original Chinese quote
强烈谴责也门胡塞武装近期袭击沙特ReportedReported airstrikesDate not specified+
The Houthis said on the evening of the 18th that Saudi Arabia had carried out more than 100 airstrikes on Sanaa, Hodeidah, Taiz and other locations in the preceding 24 hours.
CCTV.com (Xinwen Lianbo): According to Yemeni media reports on October 18, a home in Houthi-controlled Saada Governorate was hit by a Saudi airstrike that day, so far leaving 10 people dead and 23 injured. Saada Governorate is in northern Yemen, borders Saudi Arabia, and is a major Houthi stronghold. The Houthis said that evening that Yemen's capital, Sanaa, as well as Hodeidah, Taiz, and other locations had been subjected to more than 100 Saudi airstrikes over the preceding 24 hours.Original Chinese quote
也门首都萨那以及荷台达、塔伊兹等多地遭沙特上百次空袭