Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Explosions Rock Sanaa as Houthis Report Saudi Airstrikes
Explosions were heard in Sanaa, Yemen, late on Saturday.
Houthi-run television said Saudi Arabia had carried out airstrikes there.
A resident said planes flew overhead and the blasts shook buildings.
The article said it was not yet known whether anyone had been hurt.
Earlier that day, the Houthis said they sent missiles and drones toward an Aramco facility in Riyadh.
A Houthi spokesperson also said Yemen had been hit by 60 air and missile strikes in the past day.
These events are part of growing tensions between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia.
The article does not report confirmation of the Sanaa airstrikes from Saudi officials.
Explosions shook Sanaa late Saturday as Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported renewed Saudi airstrikes.
A resident told Xinhua that aircraft were heard overhead and blasts shook buildings; casualties were not immediately known.
The Houthis said they had launched ballistic missiles and drones at an Aramco facility in Riyadh earlier Saturday.
Houthi spokesperson Yahya Sarea said 60 air and missile strikes had hit Yemen in the previous 24 hours.
The report describes escalating Houthi-Saudi tensions, including a maritime embargo announced by the Houthis on July 20.
- Who
- The Houthis and Saudi Arabia; residents of Sanaa reported hearing explosions.
- What
- Explosions rocked Sanaa amid Houthi reports of renewed Saudi airstrikes and Houthi claims of strikes on Riyadh.
- When
- Late Saturday, October 3, 2026, local time; the report was dated October 4.
- Where
- Sanaa, Yemen; the Houthis also said they targeted an Aramco facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- The Houthis described their claimed attack on Riyadh as retaliation for intensified Saudi strikes on Yemen.
Houthi claims
Reported events and uncertainty
Strikes and retaliation
Houthi claims
The Houthis said their missile and drone attack on an Aramco facility in Riyadh was retaliation for intensified Saudi strikes on Yemen.
Reported events and uncertainty
The article reports that al-Masirah TV said Saudi airstrikes hit Sanaa, but provides no Saudi confirmation; casualties were not immediately known.
- Reported location of explosions
- Sanaa, Yemen
- Airstrike source
- Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported renewed Saudi airstrikes.
- Casualties
- Not immediately known.
- Houthi-claimed target
- An Aramco facility in Riyadh.
- Claimed strikes on Yemen
- Houthi spokesperson Yahya Sarea said 60 air and missile strikes occurred over the previous 24 hours.
- Maritime embargo announcement
- The Houthis announced an embargo against Saudi Arabia on July 20.
- Conflict start
- The article says Yemen's conflict began in late 2014.