Houthis Claim Missile and Drone Strikes on Saudi Oil and Airport Targets

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed six military operations using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones against Saudi military positions, oil infrastructure and other strategic facilities in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the targets included Aramco facilities in Riyadh and Khurais, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, a Saudi National Guard camp in Najran and military positions along both sides of the Saudi-Yemeni border.

“The strikes on the airport, oil storage tanks and an Aramco distillation tower in Riyadh, as well as installations in Khurais and Pumping Station No. 8 in Dawadmi, had achieved their intended objectives.”

Saree claimed strikes on the airport, oil storage tanks and an Aramco distillation tower in Riyadh, as well as installations in Khurais and Pumping Station No. 8 in Dawadmi, achieved their intended objectives. He also said attacks on Saudi troop concentrations at the National Guard camp in Najran and military positions in Yemen’s Al-Jawf and Marib governorates caused several casualties.

The Houthis described the operations as retaliation for Saudi airstrikes on Al-Hadara Market in Taiz province’s Al-Wazi’iyah district on Friday, which allegedly killed and injured dozens of civilians, including traders and shoppers. Saree also accused Saudi forces of targeting homes in Bani Hashish district, where dozens of people, mostly women and children, were reportedly killed or wounded and at least six houses were destroyed.

Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense issued an alert on Saturday warning of a possible threat in Najran, then said around 10 minutes later that the danger had passed. Saudi authorities have not officially confirmed the alleged attacks or provided details of any damage.

Separately, at least 25 people were killed and 30 others injured in airstrikes on houses in a village near Sanaa earlier on Saturday, according to a Houthi-run Health Ministry spokesperson cited by the Associated Press. Most of those casualties were women and children.