Yemen's Houthi Rebels Claim Attacks on Saudi Capital's 'Sensitive Target' and Yanbu Oil Facility

The clashes between Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia continued on the 24th local time.

According to Reuters and other outlets, the Houthis announced that they carried out missile and drone attacks targeting a "sensitive target" in the Saudi capital of Riyadh and facilities of the Saudi state-owned oil company Aramco in the Red Sea coastal city of Yanbu.

The Houthis' announcement came after Saudi authorities stated that they had intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis toward Yanbu and Taif province in southern Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi side did not comment on whether there were any casualties or damages in Riyadh, Taif, or Yanbu.

The Houthis also stated that they launched dozens of ballistic missiles and drones targeting military facilities, including an arsenal and missile launchers, in the Jizan region of southwestern Saudi Arabia.

There was no immediate response from the Saudi side regarding this.

Earlier, Yemeni government sources reported that Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces repelled a nighttime Houthi attack on a key supply route leading from the southern port city of Aden to Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city.

According to the United Nations, recent clashes between the Houthis, the Yemeni government forces, and Saudi Arabia have left more than 700 people dead and thousands injured.

Within Yemen, about 130,000 people have been displaced, and more than 3,000 people have reportedly fled across the Red Sea by boat to Africa.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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