Yemen's Houthi forces launched their heaviest attack in years on September 8, 2026, striking Saudi Arabian oil facilities, Abha International Airport, and King Khalid Air Base, wounding 73 people and temporarily forcing oil site shutdowns. Saudi Arabia retaliated with its own strikes the same day as regional tensions intensified.
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Saudi Arabia on Tuesday threatened to hit back after a wave of missiles from Yemen's Houthis set oil facilities ablaze and wounded dozens, the Iran-backed rebels' heaviest attack in years. The overnight attacks caused "temporary" shutdowns at oil sites and left 73 injured, Saudi authorities said, a reminder of the danger posed by the group across the southern Saudi border.
Yemen's Houthis said Saudi Arabia hit back with a series of strikes on Tuesday after the Iran-backed rebels targeted oil facilities and other sites, wounding dozens, in their heaviest attack in years. The rapid round of strikes and counter-strikes follows the unravelling of a four-year truce in July, months into the Middle East war between the United States and Iran.
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Saudi Arabia on Tuesday threatened to hit back after a wave of missiles from Yemen's Houthis set oil facilities ablaze and wounded dozens, the Iran-backed rebels' heaviest attack in years. It comes after a four-year truce collapsed in July, months into the Middle East war between the United States and Iran. France 24's Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi provides analysis.
Houthi missiles struck Abha International Airport, King Khalid Air Base and Aramco facilities, injuring 73 and forcing temporary shutdowns at oil sites. Saudi Arabia launched strikes on Taiz and Marib provinces, as analysts said Riyadh now faced a "spiral of escalation".