Houthis Strike Aramco Facility Amid Escalating Middle East Tensions

The Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for an attack on an oil facility in southwestern Saudi Arabia, as tensions escalate over strategic waterways.

The Aramco refinery in Jazan was targeted by a drone, according to Yahya Saree, a military spokesperson for the Houthis. The attack was reportedly in response to Saudi drones breaching Yemen's airspace.

A fire broke out at the facility, but no casualties were reported. The Saudi Energy Ministry confirmed that the blaze had been extinguished without providing further details on its cause.

The Houthis also attacked a crucial port on the Red Sea, Mocha, severely damaging its buildings and pier as well as commercial goods and food supplies. This escalation threatens to reignite Yemen's civil war more than four years after a 2022 truce stopped major fighting in the impoverished Arab country.