In brief
On Thursday, Yemen’s Houthi movement announced six ballistic‑missile and drone attacks on Saudi oil refineries, airports and a military position, citing retaliation for recent Saudi strikes. Saudi‑led coalition air defences intercepted three of the missiles, leaving debris that landed in the capital, injuring a citizen and damaging property. The Houthis say the strikes hit key facilities, while the Saudi Civil Defense reported the debris damage.
Yemen’s Houthi group said on Thursday it had launched six missile and drone attacks against Saudi oil facilities, airports and a military position across Saudi Arabia, according to a televised statement by Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea on Houthi‑run al‑Masirah TV.
The group claimed the strikes hit the Ras Tanura refinery and Saudi Aramco facilities in Abqaiq, as well as the Rabigh refinery on the Red Sea, while targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, and a command‑centre for Saudi military forces in Najran.
Saudi‑led coalition air defences responded by intercepting three of the six missiles, with two headed for Riyadh and one for the Eastern Province, the Saudi press agency reported.
Later that day, Civil Defense teams in Riyadh responded to debris falling from two intercepted ballistic missiles, injuring a citizen and damaging a house and a vehicle, as announced by the Saudi General Directorate of Civil Defense.
According to the Houthis, the attacks were a retaliation for recent Saudi airstrikes on Houthi‑held areas in Yemen. The Saudi Civil Defense statement confirmed the debris caused minor injuries and property damage.
