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Houthis claim attacks on Saudi oil sites and airports as fighting escalates
Yemen’s Houthi group said it attacked Saudi airports and oil facilities on Saturday, naming sites in several parts of the kingdom.
The Iran-allied group also said it targeted a military base and Saudi-backed forces in Aden, a southern port city in Yemen.
Yemen’s internationally recognised government said three missiles hit coast guard sites there, including a headquarters and another building.
Saudi authorities did not confirm the Houthi claims about strikes on airports and oil facilities, and it was unclear whether those targets were hit.
The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed two missiles fired towards Yanbu and Taif.
The renewed fighting has broken a 2022 UN-brokered truce that had largely halted cross-border attacks between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.
The latest claims add to a conflict between the Houthis and forces backing Yemen’s internationally recognised government, but the accounts of some attacks remain disputed.
Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis said on October 24 that they attacked Saudi airports and oil facilities as fighting intensified.
The group named airports in Riyadh, Dammam and Najran, an air base in Khamis Mushait, and oil infrastructure including the East-West Pipeline.
Saudi authorities did not confirm the reported attacks on those sites, while the Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed two missiles fired towards Yanbu and Taif.
Yemen’s internationally recognised government said Houthi missiles struck coast guard sites in Aden, killing no one according to the reports.
Saudi Arabia said the Houthis targeted Mecca and Medina, but the Houthis denied the accusation.
- Who
- Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis, Saudi Arabia and the Saudi-led coalition, and Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
- What
- The Houthis claimed attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities. Yemen’s government also said Houthi missiles struck coast guard sites in Aden.
- When
- October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia and Aden, in southern Yemen.
- Why
- The attacks occurred amid intensified fighting and an escalating conflict linked in the reports to the Iran war.
Houthis
Saudi Arabia and the Saudi-led coalition
Alleged targets in Saudi Arabia
Houthis
The Houthis said they targeted airports, oil infrastructure and an air base.
Saudi Arabia and the Saudi-led coalition
Saudi authorities did not confirm the reported attacks on those sites; the coalition said it destroyed two missiles fired towards Yanbu and Taif.
Mecca and Medina
Houthis
The Houthis called the claim that they targeted the two cities a “huge lie.
Saudi Arabia and the Saudi-led coalition
Saudi Arabia said the Houthis had targeted Mecca and Medina.
The Houthis warned airlines against using Saudi airspace, exempting the airspace over Mecca and Medina.
Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence issued alerts about potential danger in Taif, Yanbu, Mecca and Jeddah.
Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence said the threat had passed.
The Houthis claimed attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities, while Yemen’s government reported missile strikes on coast guard sites in Aden.
- Saudi airports named
- Riyadh, Dammam and Najran
- Air base named
- Khamis Mushait
- Oil infrastructure named
- Yanbu, Rabigh and the East-West Pipeline
- Coalition interception
- Two ballistic missiles fired towards Yanbu and Taif
- Aden missile strikes
- Three missiles reported by Yemen’s internationally recognised government
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What people are saying
a threat to the safety of civil aviation
a blatant disregard for the lives and security of civilians
huge lie