Saudi Arabia strikes Yemen capital as Houthis vow to retaliate

The Saudi-led coalition confirmed on Tuesday that it targeted a Yemeni oil company facility in the Houthi-held capital of Sanaa, along with two other sites in the Saada and Dhamar provinces. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki stated the facilities were used by the Houthis to supply their war effort and threaten the kingdom, Yemen, the southern Red Sea, and waterways. Prior to the strikes, the coalition had urged civilians to evacuate the area surrounding the oil depot on the outskirts of Sanaa.

Al-Monitor reports that the Houthis claimed Saudi Arabia was attacking the capital following a week of Houthi strikes on Saudi airports, including a Saturday strike on Riyadh that killed 13 people. These Houthi actions are described as retaliation for the kingdom's support of government forces in the reignited civil war. PBS NewsHour noted that the kingdom has appeared helpless against the barrages of missiles and drones fired by the group.

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