Yemen and the Red Sea

Two accounts relay an Ansar Allah claim of missile and drone strikes on four Saudi air bases and the Rabigh refinery

ATTACK
Location
Saudi Arabia: named targets in Riyadh, Rabigh, Abha, Khamis Mushait, Najran and Jizan; the posts give no coordinates
Actors
Houthis · Saudi Arabia
Importance
Standard

Two accounts posted at 20:19 and 20:41 UTC on Monday 5 October 2026 relay the same Ansar Allah (Houthi) statement, which lists King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, an Aramco refinery at Rabigh, Abha Airport and the Khamis Mushait air base among targets hit with a large number of missiles and drones, together with a camp at Aakifa and sites in Najran and Jizan. Both posts repeat one statement, so they are a relay of the same origin rather than independent confirmation. Neither post gives a clock time for the strikes, damage or casualties, and Saudi Arabia had not commented at the time of posting. A separate Houthi claim reported on Sunday 4 October covered Aramco sites in Riyadh and the Khurais field, a different set of targets on a different day.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Account post relaying a Yemeni Armed Forces statement listing Saudi targets hit with missiles and drones, Account post relaying an Ansar Allah claim naming King Khalid Airport, the Rabigh refinery, Abha Airport and Khamis Mushait

Both posts relay a single Houthi statement, so the targets and effects are the group's own account and not independently confirmed. The account giving the most detail refers to the effect of the strikes without evidence, and Saudi Arabia had not responded when the posts were written.