- The Houthis claimed an attack on an Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia.
- The Houthis fired missiles and drones on the Mocha port, a main port under Yemen’s internationally recognized government, renovated to handle shipping avoiding Houthi-held ports in Hodeida.
- The Houthis claimed the attack on Mocha, saying they fired 'a large number of ballistic missiles and drones' targeting military enforcement and warehouses.
Yemen's Houthi rebels have intensified their military operations, claiming responsibility for a drone attack on an Aramco oil facility in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, and missile strikes on the Mocha port on the Red Sea.
Yahya Saree, a military spokesperson for the Houthis, stated that the drone strike was a response to Saudi drones breaching Yemen’s airspace over Hajjah and Saada provinces. The Saudi Energy Ministry confirmed a fire at the Aramco refinery but reported no casualties, stating that the fire was extinguished without detailing its cause.
The Houthis also targeted the Mocha port, a vital shipping hub for Yemen’s internationally recognized government, which has been renovated to facilitate shipping routes that bypass Houthi-controlled ports in Hodeida. Fayed al-Noman, assistant undersecretary of the information ministry, noted that the Houthis launched a significant number of ballistic missiles and drones aimed at military enforcement and warehouses in the area.
This escalation in hostilities poses a serious threat to reigniting Yemen’s civil war, which had seen a reduction in major fighting following a truce in 2022. The recent attacks are part of a broader pattern of missile and drone strikes targeting Saudi Arabia and its maritime interests in the Red Sea.
“The Houthis said they fired 'a large number of ballistic missiles and drones' targeting military enforcement and warehouses at Mocha, a port renovated to handle shipping avoiding Houthi-held ports in Hodeida. A Yemeni government official confirmed the Red Sea port attack on Sunday.”
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