Hyderabad: Loud explosions rocked Yemen’s Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, late on Saturday as Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported renewed Saudi airstrikes on the city.
A resident told Xinhua that warplanes could be heard overhead as powerful blasts shook buildings and rattled windows. The resident said the explosions frightened children and caused panic among families.
The reported strikes came amid an escalating confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi movement. The casualties and full extent of the damage from the reported attacks on Sanaa were not immediately known.
Houthis Claim Retaliatory Attack on Aramco Facility
Earlier on Saturday, the Houthis claimed they had launched ballistic missiles and drones at an Aramco facility near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The group described the attack as retaliation for what it called intensified Saudi strikes on Yemen.
A Reuters report said a witness saw smoke and flames near the Aramco facility, but Saudi authorities and the company had not immediately confirmed the reported attack.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea claimed that 60 air and missile strikes had hit Yemen over the previous 24 hours. The figure could not be independently verified.
The latest escalation follows months of rising tensions, including cross-border missile and drone attacks and renewed fighting involving Houthi forces and Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
The Houthis seized Sanaa in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in March 2015 in support of the internationally recognised government. The conflict has since caused widespread destruction and a prolonged humanitarian crisis.
The reported exchanges on Saturday underline the growing risk of a wider confrontation, with attacks affecting both Yemen’s capital and critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.
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