Houthis say Saudi strikes kill 11 after missiles intercepted
Houthi media said the strikes hit homes and worker housing, killing 11 civilians and wounding several others after missile interceptions by Saudi forces.
- On Saturday, October 24, 2026, Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Sanaa killed 11 civilians, according to Houthi-linked media, shortly after the coalition intercepted two Houthi-fired missiles aimed at Taif and Yanbu.
- Houthi forces seized control of the Red Sea coast last month, fueling escalation in the conflict and prompting repeated attacks on critical Saudi infrastructure, including oil facilities and airports.
- A separate airstrike on a cement factory residence in Sanaa governorate killed six women and one child, according to Houthi-run Al-Masirah, while Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed the group targeted the Yanbu Aramco facility.
- The U.S. Department of State ordered non-essential embassy staff and families to leave Saudi Arabia this week, while officials updated travel advisories for multiple Middle East countries citing persistent Houthi threats.
- Riyadh has led a military coalition in Yemen since 2015, a conflict dormant until erupting this past July; renewed violence now exacerbates an already dire humanitarian crisis and threatens global energy supply chains.
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Houthis claim to have hit Saudi Ras Tanura oil refinery, defense ministry with ballistic missiles
The Houthis also said they had attacked Saudi military aircraft and repelled an advance by Saudi-backed forces near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, an important Red Sea shipping route.
Houthis claim attacks on Saudi defence ministry, biggest oil refinery amid report of $1 billion ceasefire offer
Yemen’s Houthis claimed missile attacks on Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry in Riyadh, military transport aircraft in the south and the Ras Tanura oil refinery. The attacks come amid a report that Riyadh offered the group $1 billion to halt strikes, a proposal that remains unconfirmed.
The Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed to have targeted the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense in Riyadh with a ballistic missile, alleging that the missile hit its target directly.
For several weeks, the Saudi capital has been targeted by almost daily attacks by the pro-Iranian movement.
Houthi rebels have claimed a ballistic missile attack on the Defense Ministry in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh. Houthi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Sarie made the claim on the group's media center's Telegram channel. Earlier on Tuesday, the group reported a missile attack and fire at Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia's largest refinery.
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