00:19Houthi forces in Yemen say they have launched missiles and drones at targets inside Saudi
00:24Arabia including the capital Riyadh and an Aramco facility in the Red Sea city of Yanbu and as the
00:32claims emerged flames and a huge column of black smoke were seen near Riyadh's King Khalid International
00:39Airport Saudi Arabia says its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile
00:46fired toward Riyadh but there is an important question here did the Houthi weapons actually
00:52hit their targets at this stage there was no independent confirmation that Houthi weapons
00:58struck the claimed sites in Riyadh Reuters images and video did show flames in a large plume of black
01:06smoke rising near what appeared to be fuel storage areas close to the airport but the exact cause of
01:13that fire has not been independently established Saudi authorities had already issued overnight
01:19alerts warning residents in Riyadh and nearby al-Kharj about a possible aerial attack a Reuters journalist
01:27in Riyadh also reported hearing explosions before authorities later issued an all-clear meanwhile
01:34who the military spokesperson Yahya Saray claimed the group had carried out two major operations the
01:42first he said targeted what the Houthis called sensitive sites in Riyadh the second allegedly targeted Saudi
01:49oil giant Aramco in Yanbu the Houthis claims both operations caused massive fires Saudi Arabia however
01:58has not accepted that characterization and this escalation goes beyond Riyadh Saudi Arabia's coalition
02:06says it also thwarted attacks targeting civilian infrastructure in Yanbu Taif Baish and Farasan authorities
02:16reported no casualties or damage from the intercepted missile aimed at Riyadh the Houthis say their latest
02:22attacks are retaliation for Saudi airstrikes on Yemen they have also accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out
02:30hundreds of airstrikes although those figures could not be independently verified this latest
02:36confrontation comes after years of relative calm between the two sides following a 2022 truce and there is
02:44another major development adding to the tension earlier this week the Houthis claimed they shot down a Saudi F-15
02:52fighter jet over Yemen's Mareeb governorate the group released footage and images that it said showed the
02:59aircraft being hit and destroyed but once again Saudi Arabia has not confirmed the loss if the claim is
03:07eventually confirmed the aircraft would be an F-15 SA advanced Eagle a Saudi specific version of the F-15
03:14for now what is clear is this the Houthis Saudi confrontation is becoming another pressure point in an
03:22already expanding regional conflict missiles and drones are being launched air defenses are
03:29being activated and civilians are receiving aerial attack warnings but several of the most significant
03:35claims remain unverified and with the wider Middle East war already escalating subscribe to
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