Yemen’s Houthi rebels reported dozens of Saudi airstrikes yesterday as daily attacks continued in a conflict that has reignited during the Middle East war, with hundreds of people killed in fighting near the Red Sea.

More than 40 attacks targeted several regions including the flashpoint areas of Taiz and Hodeida, scene of fierce clashes between the Houthis and Saudi-backed government, rebels said.

The latest salvos in Yemen’s previously dormant conflict come a day after the Iran-backed Houthis set oil sites ablaze and wounded 73 in their heaviest missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia in years.