A member of the Houthi political council warned Monday evening that Yemen can strike deep into Saudi territory and target oil and gas facilities, giving Riyadh a 'short time' to lift the blockade and cease aggression, according to the Houthi-affiliated Abu Saleh Arabic Desk. The threat follows an earlier vow by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi to attack Saudi oil infrastructure.
The Houthi movement escalated its threats against Saudi Arabia on Monday evening, with a member of its political council warning that Yemen can strike deep into Saudi territory and target oil and gas facilities, giving Riyadh a "short time" to lift the blockade and cease aggression. The statement, carried by the Houthi-affiliated Abu Saleh Arabic Desk, follows an earlier vow by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi to attack Saudi oil infrastructure and airports, as The Zioneer reported at 19:32 Jerusalem.
The new threat marks the latest in a series of Houthi warnings since Monday afternoon. The Zioneer's reporting on the developments began at 14:42 Jerusalem, when a Houthi spokesman first warned that an attack on Saudi Arabia would not go unanswered. Over the following hours, the desk documented the Houthi military spokesman's explicit accusation of Saudi airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport, the publication of footage showing the aftermath and the initial moments of the strikes, and confirmation that Saudi Arabia had destroyed the airport's runways. By 14:42, the Houthi movement had released an image declaring "The response is coming," and the group's leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, vowed to strike Saudi oil facilities and airports and to sink any ship cooperating with Riyadh. Iran later backed the Houthi position, warning that if the conflict expands, "the flames of war will affect all countries in the region."
The Houthis have repeatedly threatened Saudi targets amid the ongoing conflict in Yemen. As The Zioneer reported on Friday July 3, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree warned that the group would strike Saudi airports and "vital interests" if the Saudi-American blockade on Yemen persists. The group has also claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks on Saudi territory and Israel, including a June 8 claim of missile strikes on an Israeli target and a Saudi airbase.
The latest threat is based on a single Houthi-affiliated source and has not been independently verified. It remains unclear whether the Houthis have the capability to carry out the threatened strikes, and no Saudi response has been reported.
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