Three Saudi soldiers has been killed in a battle with Iran-backed Houthi rebels who launched first major offensive against Saudi border patrol guards. Saudi military said, its forces killed dozens of the attackers . Saudi Defence Ministry said Houthi rebels attacked a border post in Najran province and were repulsed. There have been deadly skirmshes before but this is the first time the Saudi military has reported a full-scale Houthi attack on its borders. Meanwhile Gulf foreign ministers on Thursday rejected a proposal to hold talks on neutral ground between rival Yemeni political forces. Coalition warplanes pressed their attacks on rebels positions the ministers met for about three hours. The Houthi rebels allegedly backed by Iran controls most parts of the Yemen including the capital Sana'a. The rebels offensive forced Yemeni legitimate president Hadi to fled the country to Saudi fir safety reasons.
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