Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has claimed that several airstrikes targeted Ras Eisa Port, a major oil terminal on the Red Sea coast in the country’s western province of Hodeidah. According to the group, the attacks also targeted a section of the port and a commercial vessel docked there.
The Houthi-controlled Al-Masirah TV channel on Sunday evening (local time) reportedly blamed Saudi Arabia for the attacks, calling it “Saudi aggression.” However, the channel did not immediately report any casualties or damage to the port and the ship.
Telecom hub also claimed attack
Al-Masirah TV later reported another airstrike. According to the channel, the attack targeted a telecom hub southeast of Saada city, the capital of Saada province, the Houthi’s northern stronghold. Saudi fighter jets were also blamed for this attack. However, there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Claim of 75 air and missile strikes in 24 hours
Meanwhile, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea claimed in a statement released on the social media platform X on Sunday that 75 air and missile strikes had been carried out in Saada, Taiz, Amran, Ibb, Dhamar, Lahj, Hodeidah, and Al-Jawf provinces over the past 24 hours.
He claimed that civilians were also killed in these attacks. According to Sarea, the total number of air and missile strikes since the recent escalation of tensions has reached 3,830. However, according to the news agency Xinhua, these figures could not be independently verified.
Saudi coalition claims to have shot down a drone and a ballistic missile
On Sunday, the Saudi-led coalition reported that it had intercepted and destroyed a drone and a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis toward the southern region of Saudi Arabia.
Cross-border attacks between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia have escalated in recent weeks. Saudi Arabia has been carrying out airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, while the Houthis have also been firing missiles and drones towards Saudi Arabia.
Yemen has been in the grip of civil war since 2014
Conflict has been raging in Yemen since December 2014, when Houthi rebels captured the capital, Sanaa, and large parts of the northern part of the country. Following this, a Saudi-led coalition intervened militarily in support of the Yemeni government in 2015.
Conflict has continued in the country since then, and tensions between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia have escalated in recent weeks.