Saudi-Backed Coalition Escalates Retaliatory Strikes on Houthi Yemen, Hits Prison, Kills 23

Following the Sep 8 Houthi barrage on Saudi Arabia, Saudi-backed coalition forces sharply escalate retaliatory strikes inside Yemen. A coalition airstrike hits a Houthi-run prison in al-Hazm, Al-Jawf governorate, killing 23 people including a child, according to Houthi media. Overnight into Sep 10, coalition aircraft conduct roughly 32 further strikes across Marib, Al-Jawf, Taiz and Hodeidah provinces, per Houthi reporting; no immediate casualties are confirmed from that second wave. The strikes are the sharpest coalition escalation in Yemen since the pact's Aug 7 signing, though none of the Mecca pact's non-Saudi signatories has taken part militarily.