General Directorate of Civil Defence claims Houthi projectile struck residential area in Najran

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Where: Najranresolved to locality28.367, 36.544
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-18 · last update 2026-10-19
Sourcing: 7 reports7 reports across 6 outlets · independence not established
How far this got: localizednamed facility unresolvedOptical coverageSub-metre commercial imagery was recommended; Sentinel-2 is the closest we carry at 10 m, so small objects will not resolve.

Summary

The General Directorate of Civil Defence, the Global Arab Network Editorial Team, and Houthi sources claim that a projectile fired by Houthi forces struck a residential area in Najran on October 18, 2026. The incident reportedly resulted in 6 injured individuals and caused damage to three homes and three vehicles. Major General Turki al-Maliki has denied that the incident occurred. Reports from the Saudi Civil Defence and other sources state that the strike violated international humanitarian law, while emergency responders were dispatched to the scene to assist the wounded.

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What remains unresolved

named facility unresolved

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12 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

2026-10-19member countour measurement6 → 7reports joined

2 more change(s) — the values are part of the event detail on paid plans. 9 change(s) before the history shown here.

Sources

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thepeninsulaqatar.com
- Six injured as projectile strikes residential area in Saudi Arabia2026-10-18
gdnonline.com
- KSA: Houthi projectile injures six in Najran and damages homes and vehicles2026-10-19
samaa.tv
- Six injured in Houthi missile attack in Saudi Arabia’s Najran2026-10-18
english.news.cn
- 6 injured as Houthi projectile hits residential area in S. Saudi Arabia: civil defense2026-10-18
pakistantoday.com.pk
- Houthi attacks injure six in Saudi Arabia’s Najran, while tw - Pakistan Today2026-10-19
english.globalarabnetwork.com
- Six Injured in Houthi Projectile Strike on Najran2026-10-19

7 reports in all; the full list with the facts taken from each is part of the event detail on Pro.

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