
While explosions believed to have been caused by Saudi Arabia's airstrikes were observed in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, Yemen's pro-Iranian rebels, the Houthis, claimed to have bombed oil and military facilities in Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh, in response to the Saudi airstrikes.
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In Yemen, fighting between Saudi-backed government forces and the Houthis is intensifying.
(Istanbul = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Dong-ho = AFP news agency reported on the 3rd (local time) that a strong explosion was observed in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, believed to be caused by an airstrike by Saudi Arabia.
According to local journalists, at least five explosions were heard in different parts of Sanaa, and two fighter jets were seen firing missiles at the city.
Al Masira TV, a media outlet run by Yemen's pro-Iran rebels Houthi, reported that Saudi Arabia attacked Sana'a 26 times and that hospital facilities such as obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics were damaged and visitors to the hospital were injured.
This afternoon, flames and smoke rose from the Saudi state-run oil company Aramco's facility south of Riyadh, the Saudi capital.
Al Masira TV claimed that the Houthis "responded to Saudi provocations" and bombed military bases in Khamis Mushait and Taif in addition to "sensitive targets" such as oil facilities in Riyadh, Najran, Jizan, and Asir.
Recently, fighting between Saudi-backed government forces and the Houthis has intensified in Yemen, and the Houthis are also targeting Saudi Aramco and increasing the frequency of their attacks.
The day before, foreign media, including Reuters, reported that Saudi and Yemeni government forces were preparing a large-scale offensive against the Houthi rebels and that it was highly likely to be carried out within a few days.
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