Houthis Claim Strikes on Saudi Oil Tanker and Troop Concentrations

The Houthi group in Yemen has claimed responsibility for strikes on a Saudi oil tanker and troop concentrations in eastern Yemen. According to the group, they struck a Saudi oil tanker called the Amzan with a ballistic missile in the northern Red Sea off the coast of Yanbu in western Saudi Arabia.

A 'direct' hit caused a fire aboard the vessel, the group said, adding that several other ships had left the vicinity after the attack. The group also claimed to have conducted two other operations against Saudi troop concentrations using ballistic missiles and drones.

One of these operations targeted a large convoy carrying military equipment in the Al-Abr and Al-Wadiah areas of Yemen's eastern Hadramout province near the Saudi border, damaging or destroying over ten trucks carrying arms from Saudi territory. A separate operation targeted Saudi troop concentrations in Al-Kanais, a desert area near the border between Yemen's Marib and Al-Jawf governorates.

The group said dozens of personnel, including commanders and officers, were killed or injured in the attack, while several weapons depots were damaged or destroyed. The Houthi group has been involved in regional hostilities since the eruption of the Israel-Gaza conflict in 2023, carrying out missile attacks on Israel and Israel-linked commercial shipping in the Red Sea.