Aden (South24 Center)

Three ballistic missiles fired by the Iran-aligned Houthi militia targeted two Coast Guard facilities in Aden, South Yemen, on Saturday (October 24), including one located in a densely populated residential area of Khormaksar District, according to Yemen's Ministry of Interior.

The ministry said two missiles struck the Coast Guard headquarters within its main compound in Khormaksar, while a third hit a building belonging to the Coast Guard in Tawahi District, marking another escalation in Houthi missile attacks on military and government facilities in the city.

A South24 Center correspondent reported that two missiles landed in the Old Al-Nasr neighborhood of Khormaksar, where two powerful explosions were heard before ambulances rushed to the impact sites.

The correspondent added that the missiles were launched from mountainous areas in Houthi-controlled Al-Hasha District, a northern district incorporated into the southern Dhalea Governorate after 1990.

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In a statement, the Ministry of Interior condemned the attack, saying it threatened public security and vital facilities. It added that the relevant authorities were collecting evidence, assessing the damage and taking necessary measures to protect residents and public institutions.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for the missile attack, with their military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, saying the group had targeted what he described as "Saudi enemy troop concentrations" at Al-Nasr Camp and the naval military base in Aden.

Saree alleged that Saudi officers, led by Staff Brigadier General Badr Salah Al-Harbi, were overseeing preparations for military operations against Houthi forces. He also warned recruits against joining formations he said were financed and equipped by Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, Yemeni government military spokesperson Majed Al-Nzaili accused the Houthis of deliberately targeting civilian sites and vital facilities amid the continuing military escalation.

Saturday's attack came three days after the vicinity of Aden International Airport was targeted in a missile attack on Wednesday (October 21). The Houthis claimed responsibility, alleging that they had targeted a Saudi military operations room at the nearby Badr Camp.

On the same day, four missiles targeted Al-Riyan Airport in Mukalla, Hadramout Governorate, amid drone activity, according to a South24 Center correspondent.

The Houthis subsequently claimed responsibility for the attack, alleging that it targeted military equipment transported to the airport aboard Saudi cargo aircraft.

The latest attacks are part of a series of strikes on Aden, including the October 15 missile attack on the Al-Maashiq Presidential Palace, which killed five people and wounded 16 others, according to Yemeni health officials.

In neighboring Shabwa Governorate, medical sources told a South24 Center correspondent on Saturday that the death toll from the October 19 Houthi missile attack on the Martyr Ahmed Mohsen Al-Sulaimani Training Center, also known as Al-Alam Camp, had risen to 76.

Provincial authorities had previously reported 73 deaths, more than 200 injuries and 14 people missing after three ballistic missiles struck the facility during a training course for newly recruited security personnel.

In separate military developments, Houthi-affiliated media reported on Saturday that three Saudi airstrikes targeted a cement factory south of Hamdan District in Sanaa Governorate, while two other strikes hit Al-Tuhita and Al-Durayhimi districts in Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen. No confirmed information was immediately available regarding casualties or the extent of the damage.