The strikes on Hodeidah came after the Houthis attacked ships in the Red Sea<\/p>\n
The Saudi-led coalition struck targets in the Houthi-held Yemeni port of Hodeidah on Saturday following attacks on Saudi ships in the Red Sea.
\nThe Houthis, an Iranian-backed Shiite group that controls large parts of civil war-torn Yemen, announced a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia last week in response to what it called the unjust \u201csiege\u201d of the country.
\nCoalition spokesman Major General Turki Al-Maliki said in a statement that the strikes targeted military sites used to \u201cthreaten commercial vessels.\u201d
\nAccording to the Houthi-aligned Al Masirah TV, telecommunications facilities were hit. The broadcaster added that a woman was injured in a strike on Kamaran Island off Yemen\u2019s Red Sea coast.
\nThe group\u2019s political wing condemned the attacks and vowed to meet \u201cescalation with escalation,\u201d according to Anadolu.<\/p>\n
The Saudi Defense Ministry says its forces targeted Houthi military sites in Hodeidah Governorate, including sites linked to attacks against commercial ships in the Red Sea. The port of Hodeidah was not targeted, the Saudi MoD said. https:\/\/t.co\/CaxWZU4byW pic.twitter.com\/TTAIOTyHHi\u2014 Ariel Oseran \u0623\u0631\u064a\u0626\u0644 \u0623\u0648\u0633\u064a\u0631\u0627\u0646 (@ariel_oseran) July 24, 2026 <\/p>\n
#BREAKING Saudi airstrikes against Hodeidah, Yemen. pic.twitter.com\/yWC1wXSnuT\u2014 Global OSINT (@GlobalOSINTHQ) July 24, 2026 <\/p>\n
Shortly after the strike on Hodeidah, Saudi Arabia\u2019s industrial city of Jazan was reportedly hit in an apparent Houthi retaliatory attack. Reports said a large fire broke out at a facility operated by the kingdom\u2019s state-run oil company, Aramco.<\/p>\n
Fires burn at the ARAMCO oil terminal in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, following a ballistic missile attack by Ansar Allah (Houthis). https:\/\/t.co\/uoqjJN3W0y pic.twitter.com\/6BT4I5kWz5\u2014 OSINTWarfare (@OSINTWarfare) July 25, 2026 <\/p>\n
The Houthis said they targeted two Saudi-owned tankers this week. Riyadh acknowledged that the Encelia caught fire and later said another Saudi vessel, NCC MASA, sustained minor hull damage in a separate attack on Friday.<\/p>\n
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The Houthis captured Yemen\u2019s capital, Sanaa, in 2014. A year later, Saudi Arabia led an intervention on behalf of the internationally recognized government. The bombing campaign failed to subdue the Houthis but exacerbated Yemen\u2019s already dire humanitarian crisis.
\nAfter the war in Gaza broke out in 2023, the Houthis began firing missiles and drones at Israel and attacking ships in what they said was an act of solidarity with the Palestinians. The attacks stopped after the Houthis reached an agreement with the US in May 2025.
\nUS President Donald Trump vowed on Thursday to inflict \u201cmajor military punishment\u201d on the Houthis, describing the group as \u201ca proxy of Iran.\u201d\u00a0The US bombed Yemen alongside the UK and Israel in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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