Eight people were injured on Tuesday during a Houthi attack on the international airport in Abha, the capital of Saudi Arabia’s Asir region.

The Saudi-based Al Ekhbariya TV channel reported that the Saudi-led coalition said that its forces intercepted an explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels toward Abha International Airport which left many injured.

On Sunday, a Yemeni military source told Sputnik that at least 22 Yemeni soldiers were killed in a Houthi drone attack on the Al Anad Air training base, while 50 others were injured.

Yemen has been gripped by an internal conflict between the government forces and the Houthi movement for over six years.

Since 2015, the Saudi-led coalition fighting on the government’s side has been conducting air, land, and sea operations against the rebels.

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The Houthis often retaliate by firing projectiles and bomber drones on Saudi territory.

The United Nations has described the situation in Yemen as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.