Saudi Arabia vows to respond after Houthis attack cities and energy facilities
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has attacked energy facilities and other civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia with dozens of drones and missiles, injuring 73 people, Saudi authorities say. Tuesday’s attacks hit four south-western cities, causing fires at oil facilities and installations that led to a temporary halt in operations, according to Saudi Arabia’s military and energy [...] The…
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group launched a series of drone and missile attacks against Saudi Arabia, injuring 73 people across four southwestern cities, including Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan, and Najran. The attacks caused fires at oil facilities and installations, leading to a temporary suspension of operations, according to Saudi authorities.
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen vowed to respond to the "dangerous escalation" and accused the Houthis of retaliating for recent Saudi strikes on north-western Yemen. The Houthis claimed the strikes were in retaliation for Saudi bombings of a prison in al-Hazm, which killed at least 11 people, and at least 20 inmates are missing.
The Saudi-led coalition's spokesman, Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki, described the attacks as targeting civilian and economic sites and stated that the coalition would take all necessary measures to deter the group. The Houthis accused the Saudi military of carrying out over 120 air strikes in various provinces over the past three days and committed "grave crimes."
A four-year-old informal ceasefire between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis began to unravel in July with the Houthis escalating attacks on Saudi territory, including missile and drone strikes on Saudi airports, oil facilities, and tankers in the Red Sea.
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