Saudi Arabia and Houthis exchange reported strikes near Bab al-Mandeb
The Houthis allege Saudi Arabia carried out 129 strikes over 48 hours, as concerns grow over possible effects on the kingdom’s oil industry.
Saudi Arabia and the Houthis have reportedly exchanged strikes near Bab al-Mandeb, the strategic maritime chokepoint linking the Red Sea with wider regional shipping routes.
The Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of carrying out 129 strikes over a 48-hour period. The figure has not been independently verified in the supplied reporting.
Details about the number, location and effects of Saudi strikes, as well as any Houthi attacks, have not been provided.
Al Jazeera Global News reported growing concern about the potential impact on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry. No damage to oil infrastructure or confirmed disruption has been reported in the source material.
The reported escalation places renewed attention on Bab al-Mandeb’s role as a key maritime passage, but the immediate scale and consequences of the exchange remain unclear.
