Saudi Energy Facilities Under Threat as Yemen Escalates Conflict
A top Ansarullah official has warned Saudi Arabia that its energy facilities are no longer secure following a retaliatory attack by Yemen. Hizam al-Assad, a member of Ansarullah's political bureau, said oil-producing areas, industrial sites, and vital facilities across Saudi Arabia are at risk due to the escalating conflict.
The warning comes after a recent Saudi airstrike on a correctional facility in al-Jawf province, which resulted in over a dozen casualties, including a visiting child. Al-Assad stated that 'oil-producing areas, industrial sites, and vital facilities across Saudi Arabia are no longer safe.'
Saudi authorities reported that several sites described as 'civilian and economic' had been targeted in the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan, and Najran. The attacks allegedly injured 73 people.