Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said Wednesday the rebels had struck a military facility in the southern Yemenis’ capital of Aden. The official said a ballistic missile was fired straight at a Saudi operations room within the Badr camp.

Now the interim capital of the internationally recognised Government of Yemen after rebels seized Sanaa, Aden is under the protection of the UN-backed government. This military camp is being utilized for a long military presence of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) coalition forces in the country.

The Saudi government has so far not confirmed any details about the incident, despite the detailed and public statement by the Houthis’ spokesperson. Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials have yet to make a statement confirming the ballistic missile attack or indicating any damage to the base or casualties.

This is the latest in a series of escalating military moves in the complicated situation that has faced the region, as diplomats, among them the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have tried repeatedly to handle the situation. International observers and peacekeeping envoys in the United Nations are still monitoring the fragile security situation in Aden, where such strikes could have a great impact on the current stability efforts in the Middle East.