The Houthi movement struck the Saudi port city of Jizan overnight in retaliation for Saudi strikes on Hodeidah, according to the Houthi-affiliated Abu Ali Express. The attack reportedly caused damage to oil refinery facilities. A separate Houthi strike targeted the Saudi port of Yanbu further north, with no reported damage.
The Houthi movement struck the Saudi port city of Jizan overnight, claiming to have hit oil refinery facilities, and separately fired on the port of Yanbu, according to the Houthi-affiliated Abu Ali Express. The attack was described as retaliation for Saudi airstrikes on Hodeidah earlier in the night. The report marks the first specific claim of damage to oil infrastructure in the ongoing escalation.
The Zioneer first reported at 09:26 Jerusalem that Houthis had launched what was described as their largest attack on Saudi Arabia since 2015. Minutes later, at 09:26, the Jizan missile strike was reported, and footage of the aftermath emerged. At 09:45, The Zioneer reported that Saudi Arabia had struck Houthi targets in Yemen overnight, prompting Houthi retaliation with missiles and drones. At 09:51, additional footage of the Jizan strike was published. Later, at 10:32, a separate report described a coordinated Houthi bombardment of Yanbu, the Khalid air base, and Aramco facilities in Jazan. The current update provides specific details on oil refinery damage in Jizan and a second strike on Yanbu, which the earlier report had described as part of a broader wave.
The escalation comes amid a series of Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure and shipping in recent weeks. The Zioneer has reported on Houthi strikes on Saudi oil tankers in the Gulf of Aden (Jul 23), fast attack boat attacks on tankers (Jun 17), and attacks on Saudi airports (Jul 14). The Houthis have also warned airlines against flying over Saudi airspace (Jul 14). The current attack, described as the largest since 2015, reflects a significant intensification of the conflict.
The claims in the current report are based on a single Houthi-affiliated source and remain unverified by independent sources. No casualty figures have been reported, and the extent of damage to the oil refineries is unclear. The Yanbu strike was reported without damage, but later reports from the same day described heavy bombardment there.
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