The leader of Yemen's Saudi-backed government announced the beginning of a major military operation against the Iran-backed Houthis, aimed at seizing the territory under their control. The Yemeni president's announcement comes amid an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The leader of Yemen's Saudi-backed government announced the beginning of a major military operation against the Iran-backed Houthis, aimed at seizing the territory under their control.S1

• The Yemeni president's announcement comes amid an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.S2

• Houthis say they attacked Saudi Aramco sites with missiles and drones after 50 strikes on YemenS3