Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on X that the attack targeted the Sharurah military base, including weapons depots and command-and-control centres.
The Houthis did not specify when the attack took place.
Fighting has intensified this week between the Houthis and Yemen’s internationally recognised government forces, which are backed by Saudi Arabia.
On Saturday, government forces said they had attacked Houthi fighters in the Red Sea port city of Mocha and later struck other Houthi positions in southwestern Yemen.
The Yemeni military said on Sunday that its air force had carried out three strikes against Houthi positions and barracks in the Taiz region.
US news outlet Axios reported that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had called US President Donald Trump twice last week to request US strikes against the Houthis. The request was reportedly rejected.
Houthis expand control of Red Sea coast
The latest fighting follows a week-long Houthi offensive during which the group captured the remaining parts of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and several strategic islands.
The advances have strengthened the Houthis’ position around the Bab el-Mandab Strait, a key maritime passage at the southern entrance to the Red Sea.
The waterway has become increasingly important for Saudi oil exports after Iran largely disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz during the wider Middle East conflict.
The Houthis have also announced their own maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea ports.
Yemen’s state news agency Saba said government forces had destroyed Houthi vehicles and weapons and killed fighters near Mocha. It also reported attacks on Houthi positions outside the city.
The Houthis claimed on Saturday that Saudi aircraft had carried out 129 airstrikes against areas under their control over a 48-hour period.
Fighting drives thousands from their homes
Yemen’s civil war began in 2014 when the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa. Fighting had largely subsided following a ceasefire in 2022 but intensified again in July.
Saudi Arabia intervened in the conflict in 2015 in support of Yemen’s internationally recognised government and continues to back the Aden-based administration.
Saudi authorities said on Saturday that a Houthi projectile had landed near the border after alerts were issued warning of possible attacks.
The Saudi Civil Defence Directorate said two people were injured and that a mosque, several buildings and vehicles were damaged.
The renewed fighting has displaced thousands of civilians. The capture of Mocha by the Houthis on Thursday prompted many residents to flee towards Aden, where the internationally recognised government is based.
One displaced resident, Abdulali al-Rajihi, said residents were ordered to leave within half an hour.
Another displaced man, Saddam Ali, said he fled Al-Waziyah with his 11 children and a few belongings in a small pickup truck. He said he had been unable to find accommodation in Aden, including emergency shelter.
The UN migration agency said on Saturday that around 76,000 people had fled the fighting since July, with the figure quadrupling in just one week.
About 1,400 people had also crossed into Djibouti, according to the country’s economy and finance minister Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh.
The renewed fighting has killed more than 500 people, according to sources on both sides.
Trump says region will stabilise
President Trump acknowledged on Saturday that he had spoken to the Saudi crown prince but said the Houthis had also contacted the US and indicated that they did not want to fight Washington.
Trump did not say whether the US would take further military action, but told reporters he expected the situation in the region to be resolved.
In 2025, the US carried out a seven-week bombing campaign against the Houthis in response to repeated attacks on Red Sea shipping. The Houthis had launched the attacks in support of Hamas during the Gaza war.
The campaign ended with a negotiated ceasefire, although the Houthis continued missile and drone attacks targeting Israel.
The group has more recently resumed attacks on Red Sea shipping after announcing its maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia.
In Sanaa, Houthi supporters celebrated the release of 210 prisoners held in areas captured by the group. Some of the prisoners had spent as long as eight years in detention.
