Houthi attacks escalate across Saudi Arabia as oil prices rise
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Saudi Arabia intercepted a barrage of Houthi missiles and drones over several regions during days of escalating attacks on airports, energy facilities and military sites, according to Saudi authorities and statements from Yemen’s Houthi movement.
Saudi Civil Defence said debris from two ballistic missiles intercepted on Saturday fell in Jeddah, Taif, Rabigh and Wadi Al-Mughammas in Mecca province. Coalition forces also reported intercepting projectiles over Riyadh and southern Saudi Arabia. The Houthis denied targeting Islamic holy sites and announced operations against Saudi oil facilities, airports and military bases.
Earlier attacks included a strike on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam that Saudi aviation authorities said killed a Saudi citizen and an Indian national and wounded eight people. Operations later resumed. Two other people were reportedly killed in a drone attack near an oil field. Saudi Arabia said an attempted attack near Aramco’s Shaybah facility did not affect operations.
The Houthis also claimed attacks on Aramco installations in Yanbu, the Saudi Defence Ministry in Riyadh and East-West oil pumping stations. Reuters reported there was no Saudi confirmation of the pumping-station claim.
Oil prices climbed as the attacks heightened concern over regional supplies. Brent crude rose above $112 a barrel on Thursday and reached $115 on Friday, while West Texas Intermediate climbed above $101. Production and exports through the Strait of Hormuz remained close to pre-conflict levels, according to analysts cited by The National.
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