# Saudi Arabia strikes back after Houthis hit oil sites in heaviest attack in years

https://mins.news/en/item/49946

- euronews, 2026-09-08 15:02 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/2026/09/08/saudi-arabia-strikes-back-after-houthis-hit-oil-sites-in-heaviest-attack-in-years

> Houthi missiles hit Abha International Airport, King Khalid Air Base and Aramco facilities, injuring 73 people and temporarily halting operations at oil sites. Saudi Arabia responded with strikes in Taiz and Marib provinces as analysts warned Riyadh was facing a “spiral of escalation.”

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