# [24H] Saudi Air Campaign Intensifies Over Southwestern Yemen After Repeated Houthi Base Strikes

*Issued Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-09-12T01:48:11.315Z (1h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-09-13T01:48:11.315Z (23h from now)
**Category**: MILITARY | **Confidence**: 75% | **Impact**: HIGH
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Taif, Saudi Arabia, Southwestern Yemen, Marib Governorate, Red Sea Coastal Yemen
**Affected Assets**: Saudi Air Force Assets, Yemeni Port Infrastructure, Red Sea Coastal Supply Routes
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/forecasts/24595.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Over the next 24 hours, Saudi forces are likely to expand airstrikes against Houthi positions and logistics nodes in southwestern Yemen and near Marib in response to the missile and drone attacks on King Fahd and King Khalid airbases. Expect higher sortie rates targeting ports, depots, and suspected launch sites along the Red Sea coastal belt and around Bab el-Mandeb. This will raise immediate risk to Houthi-controlled port infrastructure and could degrade some launch capabilities but at cost of higher civilian and commercial maritime risk. Confirmation would be a new Saudi MOD communiqué announcing large-scale strikes or visible cluster of airstrike reports; de-escalation would require an unusual public Saudi statement prioritizing restraint or talks.

## Drivers

- Multiple Houthi missile/drone strikes on King Fahd and King Khalid airbases within hours
- Saudi airstrikes already reported on a Yemeni port and southwestern Yemen
- Saudi statement signaling readiness for major offensive against Houthis