The Houthi rebels of Yemen announced this Saturday that they are responsible for two missile attacks against several cities in southern Saudi Arabia, carried out after a bombing by the international coalition led by Riyadh against positions of the movement in the port city of Hodeida, in the west of the country.
The military spokesman for the group, Yahya Sari, explained in a public appearance that these are two large-scale offensives in the areas of Jizan and Yanbu, where they have hit "installations of the Aramco company," the Saudi giant dedicated to the extraction of oil, gas, and petrochemical products.
He pointed out that "these actions have been taken in response to the Saudi aggression against the city and port of Hodeida, as well as against the island of Kamran, in addition to the continued siege of the Yemeni people and the violation of the sovereignty of the country," as reported by the Saba news agency, aligned with the Houthis.
In the same vein, he emphasized that "considering the recent events on the ground, the siege against the siege and violence against violence has been initiated." "There will be no doubt when it comes to responding and extending these measures and even increasing them," the spokesman warned.
For Sari, this resurgence of confrontation "demonstrates the insistence of the Saudi enemy to continue violating Yemeni sovereignty and territorial integrity; actions that will never be acceptable."
The attacks occurred shortly after Saudi authorities issued warnings to the population in the south of the country about the possibility of reprisals for the bombings carried out during the week against enclaves controlled by the Houthis, a group backed by Iran.
Later, Riyadh authorities canceled these alerts and assured that the fired projectiles were successfully neutralized thanks to the Patriot air defense system, deployed in Saudi territory by Greece.
The insurgents have reiterated that they will adopt new actions against Saudi Arabia in a context of growing regional tension, amid an escalation following the resumption of U.S. attacks against Iran, which have provoked bombings by Iranian forces against U.S. positions and interests in the Middle East.
In this context, the Houthis have insisted that the coalition's operations "will not go unpunished," after Riyadh has defended its attacks against the group, which it considers a "legitimate military target" due to its offensive in the Red Sea.