Overnight strikes hit a fuel station and an oil facility in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, while Saudi Arabia’s coalition said it intercepted missiles and a drone launched toward the kingdom. The separate reports point to renewed military activity across the border, but do not establish that the incidents were coordinated.

Casualty figures and responsibility remain attributed claims

A Houthi-run health ministry spokesperson said a strike on a Sanaa gas station killed one person and injured three, while another strike on an oil facility injured at least six. The Associated Press reported that it could not independently verify the ministry’s figures or its claim that Saudi Arabia carried out the strikes. An AP reporter spoke with a resident who said explosions struck near the oil facility around 4 a.m. local time.

Saudi authorities had not immediately confirmed the reported strikes, according to Reuters. The Saudi-led coalition, meanwhile, said it intercepted missiles and drones aimed at Saudi locations. Those interception claims were also attributed to the coalition, and the available reports do not establish a direct link between the launches and the strikes in Sanaa.

A new round of cross-border attacks

The reports come during renewed fighting between the Houthis and forces backed by Saudi Arabia, following months of escalating hostilities, the AP said. Reuters reported that the coalition described multiple missile and drone interceptions, while Houthi-run Saba reported strikes on a gas station and a state oil company building in Sanaa.

The separate accounts matter: Saudi Arabia has not confirmed the strikes in Yemen, and the Houthis have not claimed the missile and drone launches described by the coalition. For more international coverage, visit The Globuzz World section.

Sources

Associated Press: Overnight strikes, casualty statements and residents’ accounts in Sanaa
Reuters, republished by Al-Monitor: Coalition interception claims and Saba’s report of strikes