Symbolic imageHouthi missiles kill dozens at Yemeni government camp as attacks on Saudi Arabia continue
Houthi ballistic missiles hit a Yemeni government training camp on Monday, the deadliest single strike since fighting reignited in September. Egypt delayed a vote on backing Saudi Arabia.
Three Houthi ballistic missiles hit al-Alam camp in Shabwa province on Monday, 19 October, while recruits stood in formation, the Guardian reports. It cites at least 53 dead and more than 200 wounded, while Governor Awad al-Wazir put the toll at 58, with 14 people missing. Rashad al-Alimi, president of the UN-recognised government, promised a hard response and asked UN Secretary-General António Guterres to designate the Houthis a foreign terrorist organisation.
Saudi cities still targeted
Le Monde reports attacks of unprecedented scale on Saudi oil sites and airports; the strike on Riyadh's airport on 10 October killed 13, and it remains closed. Bloomberg's headline says Saudi Arabia intercepted waves of drones and that Trump says Riyadh welcomes US and Israeli support.
Egypt delays vote
Reuters reports that Egypt postponed its vote on military support for Saudi Arabia until 26 October.
Investment forum postponed
Saudi Arabia has postponed its "Davos in the Desert" investment forum after the Houthi attacks.
Other opinions
The Houthis say the camp was run by Saudi officers and that officers were among the dead; the Yemeni government says it trained new internal security recruits far from the front.