Saudi Arabia says danger has passed in Najran after earlier alert

Four airstrikes target Houthi weapons depots, military vehicles at Central Security Camp in Al-Bayda province

Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence said Wednesday that the danger had passed in southwestern Najran province following an earlier warning of a “potential danger.”

In a statement on US social media platform X, the Civil Defence urged residents to continue following its instructions and to “avoid gathering and filming.”

تم إطلاق إنذار من المنصة الوطنية للإنذار المبكر في حالات الطوارئ في منطقة نجران للتحذير من خطر، اتبع الآتي:

A warning has been issued by the National Early Warning Platform in Najran Province to alert of a potential danger. Please follow the instructions below: pic.twitter.com/zoQyVYXZqT

— الدفاع المدني السعودي (@SaudiDCD) November 4, 2026

This marked the second such alert issued for Najran province on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Saudi authorities also issued a warning for Riyadh province before announcing that “the danger has passed.”

تنبيه زال الخطر عن منطقة الرياض، لسلامتك الاستمرار في اتباع تعليمات #الدفاع_المدني وتجنب التجمهر والتصوير نهائيًا. في حالة الطوارئ اتصل بالرقم (911).

Alert: The danger has passed in Riyadh Province. For your safety, continue following #CivilDefense instructions and avoid… pic.twitter.com/fzEc3tmPUY

— الدفاع المدني السعودي (@SaudiDCD) November 3, 2026

Earlier, four airstrikes targeted weapons depots and military vehicles belonging to Yemen’s Houthi group at the Central Security Camp in Al-Bayda province, Al-Jumhuriya TV reported on Wednesday, citing field sources. The broadcaster provided no details on casualties or the extent of the damage, and the party responsible for the attack remained unidentified.

The Houthis control most of Al-Bayda, a strategically important province in central Yemen that borders eight others.

Al-Jumhuriya TV also reported that Houthi missile shelling targeted the vicinity of Al-Allala military camp in Qatabah district, in northern Al-Dhalea governorate, with reports of deaths and injuries among recruits.

Separately, Aden TV reported that an ambush killed or wounded Houthi fighters during an attempted infiltration in the Al-Aqroud area, south of Taiz. The broadcaster also said artillery belonging to the armed forces targeted Houthi positions on the fronts in Marib.

In another development, Aden TV reported that the Houthis targeted a prison at the Iron Factory in Lahj province with a ballistic missile. It said there were reports of deaths and injuries among detainees inside the prison.

Read: Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi missile, drone targeting kingdom

Since October 5, Yemeni government forces have been conducting an operation dubbed “Dawn of Yemen,” aimed at regaining control of state institutions and retaking the capital, Sanaa, from the group.

Fighting between the two sides resumed in July, killing and wounding thousands and displacing more than 250,000 people, according to United Nations reports. The renewed fighting ended a period of relative calm that had prevailed since April 2022, while worsening Yemen’s humanitarian crisis amid continued conflict and displacement.

Yemen has been mired in civil war since the Houthis seized Sanaa and several provinces in September 2014, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in March 2015 in support of the internationally recognised government.