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Houthis threaten Saudi oil sites and airports after strikes in Yemen
Yemen’s Houthi group threatened Saudi oil facilities and airports after reported air strikes in Yemen.
The warning followed a Saudi-led coalition order for civilians to leave an oil station in Houthi-controlled Sanaa, the Yemeni capital.
Explosions were reported in Sanaa, and Houthi-affiliated media said strikes hit an oil facility there.
The coalition also reportedly struck oil storage tanks at Ras Issa port and an oil station in Hodeidah province.
The Houthis said they could target sites in Saudi Arabia, including Aramco facilities and airports, if Sanaa was attacked.
The threat comes after deadly Houthi attacks on Saudi airports over the weekend, which killed at least 13 people and injured more than 300 at King Khalid International Airport.
The Houthis have not yet launched a response to these latest strikes, while Saudi Arabia says it intercepted three drones north of Riyadh.
Yemen’s Houthis warned people near Saudi oil facilities and airports to evacuate, calling the sites legitimate targets.
The warning followed a Saudi-led coalition evacuation order for an oil station in Sanaa, Yemen.
Explosions were reported in Sanaa shortly after the order, and Houthi-affiliated media said air strikes hit an oil facility.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree threatened a “harsh and painful” response in Riyadh if the coalition attacked Sanaa.
The coalition said it intercepted three drones north of Riyadh on Tuesday.
- Who
- Yemen’s Houthis, represented by spokesman Yahya Saree, and the Saudi-led coalition.
- What
- The Houthis threatened Saudi oil sites and airports after the coalition ordered an evacuation near an oil station in Sanaa.
- When
- Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The article also refers to attacks on Saturday and Sunday.
- Where
- Sanaa, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh, Dammam and King Khalid International Airport.
- Why
- The Houthi warning responded to the coalition’s evacuation order and followed reported Saudi-led strikes in Yemen.
Yemen’s Houthis
Saudi-led coalition
Evacuation order
Yemen’s Houthis
Saree warned that the Houthis would target the sites ordered evacuated if the coalition proceeded with an attack on Sanaa.
Saudi-led coalition
The coalition urged civilians to evacuate the Yemeni Oil Company’s al-Sabah central station in Sanaa.
Threats and strikes
Yemen’s Houthis
The Houthis called Saudi oil facilities and airports legitimate targets and threatened a harsh response to any attack on Sanaa.
Saudi-led coalition
The coalition reportedly carried out strikes in Yemen and said its forces intercepted three drones north of Riyadh.
An attack on King Khalid International Airport left at least 13 people dead and more than 300 injured.
Another person was killed and 11 were wounded after a projectile struck the airport in Riyadh.
The Saudi-led coalition ordered civilians to evacuate the al-Sabah central station in Sanaa, and the Houthis issued warnings about Saudi sites.
Al Jazeera’s team reported hearing explosions in Sanaa, while Houthi-affiliated outlets said air strikes hit an oil facility.
The coalition said its forces intercepted three drones north of Riyadh.
- Houthi spokesman
- Yahya Saree
- Evacuation site
- Yemeni Oil Company’s al-Sabah central station, Sanaa
- Saudi sites named
- Aramco headquarters in Dammam, King Khalid International Airport and an Aramco-affiliated refinery in Riyadh
- Airport attack toll
- At least 13 people killed and more than 300 injured on Saturday
- Intercepted drones
- Three north of Riyadh on Tuesday
What people are saying
a legitimate target
harsh and painful
The Ansar Allah Houthi group have not yet launched any attacks, but people are expecting there to be retaliations
Sources
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