# Houthi attacks disrupt Saudi oil facilities and wound more than 70

https://mins.news/en/item/49427

- France 24, 2026-09-08 09:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260908-houthi-attacks-disrupt-saudi-oil-facilities-and-wound-more-than-70

> Attacks claimed by Yemen’s Houthis in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday wounded more than 70 people and sparked fires at several oil facilities and utilities in the kingdom’s south, according to authorities. The assault marked a major escalation in the renewed conflict between the key US ally and the Iranian-backed rebels.

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