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Houthis Accuse Saudi Arabia of Dozens of Strikes on Sanaa Amid Escalating Conflict
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Moneycontrol•03-10-2026, 21:35
Houthis Accuse Saudi Arabia of Dozens of Strikes on Sanaa Amid Escalating Conflict
- •Yemen's Houthis claim Saudi Arabia launched 26 strikes on Sanaa, while an AFP journalist reported flames and smoke from an oil facility near Riyadh.
- •The Houthis have recently attacked Saudi oil facilities, including Aramco, as part of the ongoing conflict in Yemen.
- •Renewed fighting has intensified, with Houthis seizing coastal areas and launching attacks on Saudi targets, including oil infrastructure and Riyadh.
- •The conflict has worsened humanitarian conditions in Yemen, with the World Food Programme warning of widespread food insecurity.
- •Fighting has centered on Taiz, with both sides reporting casualties, and the Houthis claiming 94 Saudi strikes in 24 hours.
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Hostilities reignited after a four-year truce when Iran sent a plane carrying a Houthi delegation to Sanaa without seeking Saudi authorization, prompting retaliatory Saudi airstrikes on Sanaa airport and subsequent Houthi attacks on Saudi territory.
The renewed fighting has worsened the already appalling humanitarian conditions in one of the world's poorest countries, with the World Food Programme warning that three-quarters of the population cannot meet basic food needs.
Fighting centered on Taiz resulted in dozens of combatants killed, with the Houthis reporting 55 of their fighters dead and government sources stating that 26 troops had died.
