Houthi strikes on Saudi oil hubs and utilities wound 73 in major escalation

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Houthi rebels struck Saudi Arabian oil facilities and public utilities across Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan, and Najran, wounding 73 people, according to the Associated Press and an Arab Coalition spokesperson. The coalition called the strikes a violation of Saudi sovereignty aimed at damaging the kingdom's economic resources.

The attack lands amid renewed hostilities that threaten shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical corridor for crude oil, while tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has already been disrupted by the ongoing Iran conflict. The report frames it as a major escalation between an Iranian-backed group and a key U.S. ally.

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