Houthis Strike Saudi Oil Targets Amid Yemen Conflict

The Houthi rebels in Yemen have fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city of Hodeida. The attack targeted facilities in the cities of Yanbu and Jizan that belong to Aramco, the world's largest oil company.

Saudi Arabia's civil defense said alerts sounded multiple times early Saturday in both cities, but the Kingdom hasn't commented further on the matter.

The Houthis have also threatened to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to Saudi-linked shipping. This strait is a vital shipping chokepoint, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, and around 12% of the world's trade passes through it.