(MENAFN) An offensive counter-attack by the Saudi forces killed members of the Houthi militia as they tried to attack Saudi Military installation off Jazan on Saturday.

Due to the attack, At least 50 members of the Houthi militia were killed in action, sources confirmed.

The militia tried to carry out the attack this morning by firing mortars and Katyusha rockets at Saudi military posts and trying to advance on the border between Saudi Arabia and Yemen and to target new military points, according to Al-Arabiya reporters.

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