Houthis report Saudi reprisals after oil facilities targeted in Yemen
The reported exchange follows the collapse of a four-year truce and renewed fighting near the Bab al-Mandab chokepoint.
The Houthis said Saudi Arabia carried out retaliatory strikes on Tuesday after oil facilities were targeted in a wave of attacks in Yemen.
The group said the strikes on the oil facilities wounded dozens of people. The claims about the attacks, the reported Saudi response and the casualties have not been independently confirmed in the supplied material.
France 24 reported that deadly fighting had reignited after a Houthi offensive towards Bab al-Mandab, a strategic chokepoint at the southern entrance to the Red Sea.
The reported escalation follows the unravelling in July of a four-year truce between the Houthis and Yemen’s Saudi-backed government. The supplied account does not specify the exact date of the reported Tuesday strikes or provide a breakdown of the casualties.
The exchange marks a renewed deterioration in a conflict where attacks on strategic infrastructure and access routes carry consequences beyond the immediate battlefield. The available reporting, however, does not establish the precise targets or the cause of any reported damage.
