[Houthi armed forces said they had carried out six military operations against Saudi Arabia in the past 48 hours] October 20, 2020. The Houthi armed forces in Yemen issued a statement on October 19, local time, saying that in response to military attacks by Saudi Arabia, the Houthi armed forces in Yemen had carried out six military operations in the past 48 hours, using a large number of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones. The statement said that in the past 48 hours, Saudi Arabia launched more than 200 air strikes and missile attacks, targeting civilian facilities in Sana'a and other areas, causing dozens of casualties, most of them women and children. The statement also stated that since Saudi Arabia began to escalate its military operations in Yemen, the total number of related air strikes and missile attacks has exceeded 2,700.