Yemen and the region
Houthis deny targeting Makkah and claim strikes on Riyadh and Yanbu
The Houthis claimed strikes on King Khalid airport and an oil facility in Yanbu, and rejected the coalition’s earlier account involving Makkah. Hits on the targets are not independently confirmed. The UN published a readout on efforts to free its staff detained in Yemen.
Summary
- DisputedConflicting accounts of drone destinations, alongside a new Houthi statement claiming strikes on Riyadh and Yanbu.
- ConfirmedA new UN readout covers a Muscat visit on 8–10 November; no release was announced.
- AttributedTaiz’s Siege Affairs Office accuses the Houthis of abducting 3 people and wounding a woman.
- UnverifiedReuters reports unnamed-source details about the earlier Didamar attack; the extent of damage remains unclear.
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- DisputedSaudi Arabia
Houthis claim Riyadh and Yanbu strikes, rejecting the Makkah account
The Sanaa authorities’ 26sep website quoted Yahya Saree as claiming strikes on King Khalid airport in Riyadh with 3 cruise missiles and pumping station No. 11 in Yanbu with a drone, asserting both operations succeeded. He denied that a drone was intercepted over Makkah, contradicting the coalition’s earlier statement that 2 drones were intercepted in the Makkah and southern regions. The development is the Houthi statement and response to that earlier account, not confirmation of an additional attack or hits on the targets; the results have not been independently verified.
- ConfirmedYemen and Oman
UN publishes readout on efforts to free its detained staff
UN News published a readout stating that Muin Shreim visited Muscat on 8–10 November and met Omani officials and Houthi chief negotiator Mohammed Abdulsalam. It said that, following UN employee Mohammed al-Shami’s death in detention, he stressed the need for an independent, transparent and comprehensive investigation, family contact and medical care for detainees. Publication of the readout about the earlier visit is confirmed; the text announced no release or new agreement.
Source: UN News - AttributedTaiz
Siege Affairs Office accuses Houthis of abducting 3 people and wounding a woman
Alsahil, followed by National Resistance outlet 2dec, quoted Taiz’s Siege Affairs Office as saying the Houthis abducted a grocery owner and a motorcycle driver from Najd Qusaim market, and the sheikh of Sanamat village from his village. The office accused a Houthi sniper of shooting a 26-year-old woman in the leg in al-Aqroud. Both outlets rely on the same office account, not independent confirmations; no Houthi response or independent corroboration was available.
Source: Alsahil 2dec / National Resistance - UnverifiedStrait of Hormuz
Reuters adds details on navigation systems targeted on Didamar
Reuters, carried by The Straits Times, cited 3 unnamed sources as saying Iran attacked navigation systems on Oman’s Didamar island. The report concerns attacks Tehran had announced on Tuesday, not a new attack during this window; Reuters said it verified rising smoke but could not determine what burned or whether systems were destroyed. Other sources expected a limited impact on shipping, while Oman and US Central Command did not immediately respond; the extent of damage remains unresolved.
Source: Straits Times / Reuters