Houthi rebels claim drone strike on Saudi Aramco refinery and missile attack on Yemen's Mokha port
Iran-backed Houthi forces said they hit a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan with a drone and launched missiles and drones at the Red Sea port of Mokha, killing several people and injuring dozens.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they carried out a drone strike on a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, and simultaneously launched missiles and drones at the Red Sea port of Mokha in Yemen. The Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the refinery attack was a response to Saudi drones that he claimed had entered Yemeni airspace over Hajjah and Saada provinces.
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry confirmed a fire at the Aramco facility early Sunday, adding that the blaze was extinguished and no casualties were reported, but it did not specify the cause.
Yemen’s internationally recognised government, represented by information ministry official Fayed al-Noman, said the Houthi missiles and drones struck Mokha, damaging buildings, a pier and stored commercial goods. The attack killed four troops and three civilians and injured 15 civilians.
Mokha, a key port for the internationally recognised government, has been upgraded in recent years to handle shipping that avoids Houthi-controlled ports. The incidents come amid a series of Houthi missile and drone operations targeting Saudi infrastructure and commercial shipping in the Red Sea, raising concerns of a broader escalation in the region.