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Houthi Rockets Strike School, Houses in Southern Saudi Province

Sept. 22, 2017 Three rockets fell yesterday on an elementary school and
houses in Al Jabania, located in Alaridah Province in the Jizan Region of Saudi Arabia.

An official source within the Saudi-led coalition forces supporting the legitimate government of
Yemen stated that at AM, three Katyusha rockets fell on Al Jabania village. The attack
resulted in major structural damage to'school facilities. Thankfully, there were no casualties from
the rocket strikes.

The source confirmed that the rocket launch originated from inside the territory of Yemen
occupied by armed Houthi militias.

Since May 2015, 54 ballistic missiles have been ?red into Saudi territory from Yemen, including
high-profile attacks by Houthis targeting the Holy City ofMakkah, the most sacred site in islam.
During this same period, Houthi forces have launched over 65,000 hostile projectiles into Saudi
Arabia, resulting in 95 civilian deaths and the injury of 826 civilians in Saudi Arabia.

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