Houthis say they carried out six strikes in Saudi Arabia

The Houthis said they had carried out six strikes on Saudi Arabian territory.

“Operative Information Center-OMM reports that foreign media outlets have published the information.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said the attacks targeted Saudi Arabia’s airports and oil refineries.

In a statement issued on the evening of October 29, he said the first attack involved a ballistic missile targeting an oil refinery in Ras Tanura. Sarea claimed the strike hit its target.

The Houthi spokesman said the attacks also targeted a Saudi Aramco facility in Abqaiq, King Khalid International Airport in the capital Riyadh, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, an oil refinery in Rabigh, and a gathering point for Saudi troops in the Najran region. He said there had been military casualties and injuries.

Meanwhile, Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, said air defense forces had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone launched toward Mecca. In a statement posted on the X platform today, the Houthi spokesman denied the allegation.

Since September, fierce clashes have continued in Yemen between the Houthis and government forces. The Houthis have also carried out attacks against the Saudi-led coalition, which supports Yemen’s internationally recognized government.

According to the World Health Organization, 1,677 people have been killed and 7,395 injured in Yemen since the conflict escalated in September.