The Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) officially confirmed Sunday evening that it struck a Saudi Aramco facility in the city of Jazan, southern Saudi Arabia. The confirmation follows an earlier claim reported by The Zioneer.
The Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) officially confirmed Sunday evening that it struck a Saudi Aramco facility in the southern city of Jazan. The confirmation, published by a Houthi-affiliated channel, follows an earlier claim reported by The Zioneer at 18:27 Jerusalem, and comes after the Saudi Energy Ministry acknowledged a fire at the refinery earlier in the day.
The Saudi Energy Ministry confirmed early Sunday at 03:53 Jerusalem that a fire had broken out at the Jazan refinery, with no casualties reported. The Houthis then claimed responsibility for a drone strike on the facility, and over the following hours issued multiple statements alleging attacks on Aramco infrastructure, including a gas station. At 18:27, The Zioneer reported a Houthi claim of an attack on Aramco facilities. The official confirmation now provides a definitive statement from the group.
The strike is part of a broader escalation by the Houthis against Saudi energy infrastructure. Since late July, the group has intensified its campaign targeting Saudi oil facilities, including the Abqaiq processing plant, often in coordination with Iraqi Shia militias and under IRGC oversight, as The Zioneer has reported.
Damage and casualty figures from the Jazan strike remain unverified.
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