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Houthis claim strikes on Saudi targets as UN extends Yemen sanctions
Yemen’s Houthis claimed attacks on Saudi oil and military sites, including Aramco facilities and an airbase.
Saudi-led coalition forces said they intercepted suspected drones over the Riyadh region and Eastern Province.
The claims and interceptions come amid renewed cross-border fighting between the Houthis and forces backing Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
The UN Security Council unanimously extended sanctions related to Yemen, including asset freezes and travel bans for listed people and entities.
It also extended the mandate of the UN Panel of Experts and called for the Houthis to stop their attacks and for parties to resolve disputes through negotiation.
More than 333,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since August, according to the UN’s humanitarian office, as violence damages health facilities and forces families from their homes.
Yemen’s Houthis claimed they struck oil and military targets in Saudi Arabia with drones and a ballistic missile.
Saudi-led coalition forces said they intercepted suspected Houthi drones over the Riyadh region and Eastern Province.
The UN Security Council unanimously extended Yemen-related sanctions for one year and called for an end to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
The Houthis said they targeted Saudi Aramco in Riyadh, a pumping station on the East-West Pipeline, Yanbu oil facility, Sharurah airport and Khamis Mushait airbase.
The UN said more than 333,000 people had been displaced in Yemen since the beginning of August.
- Who
- Yemen’s Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, claimed the attacks; Saudi-led coalition forces reported intercepting suspected drones.
- What
- The Houthis claimed drone and missile strikes on Saudi oil and military targets. The UN Security Council extended Yemen-related sanctions for one year.
- When
- Thursday, November 12, 2026.
- Where
- Targets in Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh, the Eastern Province, Yanbu, Sharurah and Khamis Mushait; the sanctions concern Yemen.
- Why
- Not stated.
Houthis
Saudi-led coalition
Strike results
Houthis
The Houthis said their attacks hit targets including Saudi Aramco in Riyadh and the Khamis Mushait airbase.
Saudi-led coalition
The coalition said it intercepted suspected Houthi drones over the Riyadh region and Eastern Province.
Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed the group had struck targets in Saudi Arabia with drones and a ballistic missile.
Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki announced interceptions of suspected Houthi drones over the Riyadh region and Eastern Province.
The UN Security Council unanimously extended Yemen-related sanctions for one year.
OCHA said more than 333,000 people had been displaced in Yemen since the beginning of August.
- Sanctions extension
- One year
- UN Security Council vote
- Unanimous
- Displacement in Yemen
- More than 333,000 people since the beginning of August
- Displacement in the past week
- More than 24,000 people
- East-West Pipeline
- Saudi Arabia said it rerouted about 4 million barrels of crude per day to Yanbu
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Yemen's Houthis renew strikes on Saudi Arabia as UNSC extends sanctions
Houthis claim responsibility for strikes on Saudi Aramco, airbase in Saudi Arabia
What people are saying
grave falsehood
a military transport aircraft at Sharurah Airport with a drone.
the situation in Yemen will de-escalate as soon as possible
all parties to refrain from escalatory actions and to resolve differences and disputes through negotiation