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Houthis claim 7 attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities; Riyadh has not confirmed
The Houthis' military spokesman claimed 7 missile and drone operations against airports in Riyadh, Dammam and Najran, the Khamis Mushait air base and oil facilities in Yanbu and Rabigh. Saudi authorities have not confirmed the claims. In Hodeidah, the Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of deadly strikes on civilians, while Yemen's government welcomed a four-nation statement condemning Houthi escalation.
Summary
- AttributedHouthis claim 7 operations against Saudi airports and oil facilities, with no Saudi confirmation.
- AttributedSanaa media accuse Saudi Arabia of two strikes in al-Durayhimi and al-Tuhayta, Hodeidah, with differing casualty figures.
- ConfirmedYemen's foreign ministry welcomes the Turkey-Saudi-Egypt-Pakistan statement condemning Houthi escalation.
- AttributedTaiz siege affairs office counts 237 civilians killed or wounded since August 1.
- AttributedTaiz police say they arrested a cell that received money from a Houthi supervisor in al-Hawban.
operations the Houthis claimed against Saudi targets
16:25Zcivilian casualties in Taiz between August 1 and October 22, per the siege affairs office
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- AttributedSaudi Arabia
Houthis claim 7 operations against Saudi airports and oil facilities
Yahya Saree said the operations targeted King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, Aramco in Yanbu, the Rabigh refinery and pumping stations on the East-West pipeline. He added that they also hit King Fahd Airport in Dammam, Najran airport and the Khamis Mushait air base. Saudi authorities gave no immediate confirmation of the claims.
- AttributedTaiz
Siege affairs office: 237 civilian casualties in Taiz since August
Taiz's siege affairs office said 64 civilians were killed and 173 wounded between August 1 and October 22. It blames the Houthis. The figures come from a government body and have not been independently verified.
Source: belqees.net - ConfirmedDiplomacy
Yemen's government welcomes four-nation statement condemning Houthi escalation
Yemen's foreign ministry welcomed the joint statement by the foreign ministers of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan after their meeting in Istanbul. The statement condemned Houthi escalation and attacks on the kingdom and international shipping. The ministry reaffirmed its solidarity with Saudi Arabia and its right to protect its security.
Source: Anadolu alsaudi.news - AttributedTaiz
Taiz police announce arrest of a cell linked to the Houthis
Taiz police said they detained suspects who received money from the Houthi military supervisor in al-Hawban. They did not say how many people were held. Police warned residents against being lured into filming sensitive sites.
Source: belqees.net - AttributedHodeidah
Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of two strikes in al-Durayhimi and al-Tuhayta
The Sanaa-based National Human Rights Commission said one strike hit a farm in al-Manqam village in al-Durayhimi and another a house in al-Tuhayta. It gave an initial toll of 3 dead, including two women, and 4 children missing under the rubble. Another local site reported 5 members of one family killed. The coalition has not commented.
Source: yemnews.net althawrah.ye