Sanaa, August 9, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Yemen’s Houthi group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a drone attack targeting a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan, southwestern Saudi Arabia, amid renewed tensions between the Iran-aligned group and Riyadh.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a statement posted on X that the group had carried out what he described as a “precise” drone strike on the refinery.
Saree said the operation was launched in retaliation for alleged Saudi drone incursions into the airspace of Saada and Hajjah, two Houthi-controlled provinces in northern Yemen near the Saudi border.
The Houthis did not provide evidence to substantiate the claim, nor did they give details about any damage or casualties resulting from the alleged attack.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy, meanwhile, said firefighting teams from Saudi Aramco’s industrial security unit had extinguished a fire at one of the facilities at the Jazan refinery. No injuries were reported.
The ministry said the fire broke out earlier in the day and that relevant authorities were completing procedures to address the incident. It did not specify what caused the fire.
The latest development comes amid heightened tensions between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia. On July 20, the Houthis announced a maritime ban on Saudi-linked shipping in the Red Sea, citing what they described as a Saudi blockade of Houthi-controlled areas.
The group has also claimed attacks targeting Saudi-linked vessels, energy facilities and airports, while the Saudi-led coalition has resumed limited airstrikes against key Houthi military targets in Yemen.
Yemen has remained embroiled in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized large parts of northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa. Saudi Arabia subsequently led a coalition that intervened in 2015 in support of the internationally recognised Yemeni government.
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