Saudi Arabia is providing extensive air support, intelligence, and coordination for a Yemeni government offensive launched in early October 2026, dubbed Operation Dawn of Yemen, which explicitly aims to retake Houthi-held territory including the capital Sanaa. Ground advances by Saudi-aligned Yemeni forces have focused on recapturing coastal positions around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and Red Sea ports such as Dhubab and Mokha, while Houthis have repelled multiple reinforcement attempts and conducted ballistic missile and drone strikes on Saudi airports and infrastructure. Airstrikes have targeted Sanaa and other Houthi areas, but no verified reports indicate direct Saudi ground troop movements into the capital itself amid the broader escalation that began with the July 2026 collapse of the 2022 truce.