Houthis Launch Attacks on Saudi Oil Facility and Red Sea Port
The Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for attacking an oil facility in southwestern Saudi Arabia and a crucial port on the Red Sea, further escalating the conflict over strategic waterways in the Middle East.
According to reports, at least seven people were killed and 15 civilians injured in the attack on Mokha, a main port under Yemen's internationally recognised government. The Houthis fired missiles and drones on the port, severely damaging its buildings and pier as well as commercial goods and food supplies at the facility.
The attack is the latest in a series of missile and drone attacks that have targeted Saudi Arabia and its shipping in the Red Sea. The escalation threatens to reignite Yemen's civil war more than four years after a 2022 truce stopped major fighting in the impoverished Arab country.