Yemen's armed forces say it is conducting strikes against Houthis in Sanaa

Spokesperson says attacks targeting 'vital targets' as fighting between Houthis, government-aligned forces continues

Yemen's armed forces said ‌early on Sunday it was conducting strikes against the Houthis in the capital Sanaa and the group's ​stronghold Saada.

A spokesperson for Yemen's armed forces, ​which are aligned with the internationally recognised government, ⁠said forces were targeting what he described ​as "vital targets", without providing further details.

Yemen's Houthi-run Al ​Masirah TV reported earlier an attack it said was carried out by Saudi Arabia on Sanaa. There was no ​immediate Saudi confirmation on the report.

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The conflict between ​the Houthis and forces aligned with the government ‌mostly ⁠stopped after a 2022 truce, but fighting has broken out again in a spillover from the wider war between Iran and the United States.

Hostilities ​resumed this ​year after ⁠the Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in July and began ​attacking Saudi territory and shipping, while Houthi ​forces also ⁠made major territorial gains along Yemen's Red Sea coast.

Saudi Arabia has responded with air strikes in ⁠Yemen ​and backed government forces fighting ​to repel the Houthis.