Houthis Claim Seven Attacks on Saudi Oil and Aviation Sites

Yemen’s Houthi movement said it carried out seven operations against Saudi oil and aviation sites on October 24, while the Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting missiles headed toward Riyadh, Taif and Yanbu. The claimed strikes and any damage at the named sites had not been confirmed by the coalition. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the operations targeted oil-pumping stations and the East-West pipeline, as well as a Saudi Aramco facility in Yanbu and the Rabigh oil refinery. The group also named King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Najran Airport and Khamis Mushait Air Base. The Houthi statement said ballistic missiles and drones were used and claimed direct hits. It also said an operation against King Fahd International Airport disrupted air traffic. Those claims were unverified in the reporting, and the coalition statements described missile interceptions without confirming impacts at the listed sites. A coalition spokesman said forces brought down a ballistic missile bound for Riyadh. A separate coalition notice reported that two additional missiles headed toward Taif and Yanbu were destroyed. Saudi Civil...