The Yemeni militants confirmed new attacks as the conflict with the Riyadh-led coalition intensifies<\/p>\n
Yemen\u2019s Houthis have struck several targets in Saudi Arabia, including two international airports and energy infrastructure facilities operated by the oil giant Saudi Aramco, the group\u2019s military spokesman said on Saturday.The conflict between Yemen\u2019s Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, and the Saudi-led coalition escalated last month, when the militant group seized the Red Sea port cities of Mocha and Dhubab as well as Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The Houthis have since tightened their siege of Taiz, Yemen\u2019s third-largest city and a key stronghold of anti-Houthi forces.In a statement posted on X, Yahya Saree said the Houthis had conducted seven operations using ballistic missiles and drones, targeting King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Najran Airport and Khamis Mushait Air Base, as well as Aramco\u2019s facilities in Yanbu, the Rabigh oil refinery and crude oil pumping stations, and a pipeline linking eastern and western Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
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The spokesman said the attacks were carried out in response to what the group described as Saudi \u201caggression\u201d against Yemen. Saree claimed Saudi forces had launched 100 airstrikes over the previous 24 hours, targeting civilian infrastructure in Sanaa and other areas, leaving dozens dead and wounded. He said the Houthis would continue attacking Saudi territory until the \u201caggression\u201d ends and the Saudi-led coalition lifts its restrictions on the movement of goods and people into and out of Yemen.
\nThe latest attack came as Riyadh\u2019s main air hub prepared to resume operations after more than two weeks of disruption following earlier Houthi strikes. The facility announced a partial reopening from Sunday. In a separate post on X, Saree warned that airlines, airport staff and passengers against using the site, calling it a military target and saying it would remain unsafe.
\nThe spokesman also accused Riyadh of spreading false claims that the Houthis had targeted the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, insisting that the group\u2019s operations were directed solely at Saudi oil facilities and military bases and were announced as they took place.<\/p>\n
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The accusation came in response to Saudi Civil Defense claims that debris from the interception of two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis fell in the Mecca and Medina regions on Saturday. The debris landed in several locations, including Wadi Al-Mughammas in Mecca, Jeddah, Taif and Rabigh, the agency said on Saturday.
\nYemen\u2019s civil war began in 2014, with Saudi Arabia leading a military intervention the following year to support the internationally recognized government against the Houthis. Fighting eased under a UN-brokered truce in 2022 but escalated sharply in September 2026.
\nThe renewed conflict has seen the Houthis launch missile and drone attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities, while the Riyadh-led coalition has intensified airstrikes on Houthi positions, command centers and weapons networks.
\nThe Houthis have claimed the total number of Saudi airstrikes and missile attacks since the latest escalation began has reached 3,123.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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