SANAA, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said Thursday it had launched a fresh drone attack on an Aramco oil refinery in Saudi Arabia's southwestern city of Jazan, marking another strike on the kingdom's energy infrastructure amid escalating tensions between the two sides.
The Houthi-run Saba news agency, citing a military source within the group, said two drones targeted the refinery and claimed that the strike was "precise."
The source said the attack came in response to what the group described as Saudi violations of the airspace over the Houthi-held northern provinces of Saada and Hajjah.
The source warned that Houthi forces would continue to respond to any attacks or incursions targeting areas under the group's control.
There was no immediate comment from Saudi authorities or Aramco on the Houthi claim, and no information was immediately available on possible casualties or damage.
The latest claim came days after the Houthis said they had carried out a drone attack on the same refinery.
The recent escalation has coincided with a series of Houthi missile and drone attacks on government-held areas in Yemen, including the Red Sea port city of Mocha and the oil-rich province of Marib, as well as attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab.
Saudi Arabia led a military coalition that intervened in Yemen's civil war in 2015 in support of the internationally recognized government after the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa and much of northern Yemen. Large-scale fighting and cross-border attacks had largely subsided following a UN-brokered truce in 2022, but recent exchanges have raised concerns over a broader return to conflict. ■
