At least 12 Houthi followers were killed, and 15 others wounded in an exchange of gunfire that erupted between Houthi followers and tribesmen in Sa'ada Province.
Tribal sources told Yemen Post that the gunfire exchange occurred in Ctaf district between armed men from Maqash who were guarding Sheikh Mohamed Naser Qamasha from Al-Qamshah tribe, while Houthis wanted to search their belongings, which led finally to the opening of fire between the two sides. Eighteen people were killed in all, while seven were injured.
Houthi information bureau, Dhaif Allah Al-Shami, said that the U.S. and Israeli intelligence services were behind the clashes.