Houthis strike four Saudi cities and oil sites, wounding 73

September 8, 2026 at 08:48 PM2 min

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Houthi forces attacked four cities and oil facilities in southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding 73 people including women and children. Saudi authorities reported fires at the targeted sites. The attacks came as Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces launched a multi-front offensive against Houthi-held areas.

Key Facts

Houthi drones and missiles struck Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushait airbase and Saudi Aramco facilities in Abha, Najran, and Jazan on Tuesday.
Saudi authorities said 73 people were wounded, including women and children.
The Houthis announced the start of a large-scale operation deep inside Saudi territory.
Saudi warplanes later struck the Juba area east of Sanaa and Taiz province in southwestern Yemen, according to Houthi-controlled media.
The International Organization for Migration reported that over 18,500 people fled their homes in the past three days due to fighting along Yemen's western coast.

The Attacks

Houthi forces used drones and missiles to strike a Saudi airbase in the southern city of Khamis Mushait and targets belonging to Saudi Arabia's state oil company in nearby Abha, Najran on the Yemen border, and Jazan, a major Red Sea port city with a large refinery and power plant. The Houthis announced the start of a large-scale operation deep inside Saudi territory. Saudi authorities reported fires at the sites and said that among the 73 wounded were women and children. The number of wounded made these attacks among the largest against Saudi Arabia since the United States and Israel began a war against Iran in February.

Yemeni Front

Houthi-controlled media later reported that Saudi warplanes struck the Juba area east of the capital Sanaa and Taiz province in southwestern Yemen. Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces based in the south launched a multi-front offensive against Houthi-held areas after the Houthis attempted to advance toward government positions. The International Organization for Migration said more than 18,500 people fled their homes in the past three days due to fighting along Yemen's western coast. Saudi Arabia has led an Arab coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen for more than a decade, and a recent truce has been broken.