Houthis repeat threats against Saudi oil giant, aviation

SANAA: Yemen's Houthi rebels have threatened to target Saudi oil giant Aramco and the kingdom's aviation sector, according to a military official quoted by the group's Saba news agency. The official warned international airlines to avoid using Saudi airspace, with exceptions only for the holy cities of Makkah and Madina. The Houthis have been launching attacks on oil facilities and airports in Saudi Arabia since the conflict reignited in July.

In a particularly deadly strike on October 10, at least 13 people were killed when the Houthis targeted Riyadh's international airport. The Saudi-led coalition has intercepted missile and drone strikes launched by the Houthis, but the fighting continues to displace thousands of people, who urgently require shelter, food, clean water, and medical care.

The United Nations has reported over 1,600 deaths since the conflict resumed. Saba also claimed that Saudi forces attacked the Faculty of Medicine at Hodeidah University with two raids, a claim the coalition confirmed while reporting its own operations to "neutralize vital resources" used by the Houthis. The fragile 2022 truce collapsed in July after the Houthis permitted an Iranian plane to land in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, in defiance of Saudi control over Yemeni airspace.