
Mutual attacks between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis escalate amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in Taiz
The Saudi authorities announced that four people were injured as a result of two missile debris falling in Riyadh, and a limited fire broke out in an Aramco building in Dhahran, amid an escalation in mutual attacks and coalition raids in Yemen.
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The escalation of mutual attacks between the Saudi-led coalition and the Ansar Allah Houthi group in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
On Wednesday, the Saudi authorities announced that four people were injured as a result of the debris of two missiles they intercepted falling over Riyadh, and a fire broke out in a building belonging to Aramco in Dhahran, east of the Kingdom, amid an escalation in mutual attacks between the Saudi-led coalition and the Ansar Allah Houthi group, and the worsening humanitarian situation in the Yemeni city of Taiz.
The Saudi Civil Defense said that the injured were two women, a man, and a child, and that the debris from the two missiles fired by the group caused limited damage to fifteen homes in the capital.
An official at the Saudi Ministry of Energy reported that an attack targeted an Aramco administrative building on Tuesday evening, causing a “limited fire,” without injuries or deaths.
Reuters quoted a source in the company as saying that a ballistic missile hit an office tower inside the Aramco headquarters complex in Dhahran, damaging its upper three floors.
The attacks came after raids launched by the coalition, on Tuesday, on oil facilities in Sanaa and the Dhamar and Saada governorates, which it said were being used to supply the war effort of the Ansar Allah group and threaten Saudi Arabia and its waterways.
The raids included the Sabahah station of the Yemeni Oil Company on the outskirts of Sanaa, after the coalition called on civilians to evacuate it. The group's Al Masirah TV confirmed that the site had been targeted.
The group had vowed a “harsh and painful” response, and warned workers in Saudi oil facilities against approaching sites it said might be targeted.
These developments come after an attack on Riyadh International Airport on Saturday, which killed 13 people and suspended its operations, according to Reuters and Agence France-Presse.
In Yemen, the International Organization for Migration said that restrictions on access to Taiz are hampering the entry of residents, basic supplies and humanitarian aid, and pushing commodity prices higher.
Ansar Allah fighters cut off a main road between Taiz and Aden last week. Government sources told Reuters that about 80,000 people fled the recent fighting.
A Taiz resident told the agency that the price of a bag of wheat rose from 42,000 Yemeni riyals to up to 60,000 within three days. A local official reported that the authorities are working to organize the distribution of available food stocks.

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The Saudi authorities announced that four people were injured as a result of the debris of two missiles they intercepted falling over Riyadh and a fire breaking out in an Aramco building in Dhahran, amid the escalation of mutual attacks with the Ansar Allah Houthi group that targeted oil facilities in Yemen, and the worsening humanitarian situation in Taiz due to the lack of supplies and high prices.

Saudi Arabia spends $83 billion annually on defense, but it faces difficulty protecting vital facilities such as airports and pipelines from missiles and drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthis, despite possessing advanced air defense systems from the United States and Europe. It faces difficult choices between escalation and diplomacy as the threat continues from three sides.