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Houthis report Saudi reprisals after oil sites set ablaze in wave of strikes

Houthis report Saudi reprisals after oil sites set ablaze in wave of strikes
France 24 Wednesday 09 September 2026, 10:14 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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The Houthis said Saudi Arabia retaliated with strikes on Tuesday after the group targeted oil facilities, wounding dozens, as deadly fighting reignited in Yemen after a Houthi offensive towards the Red Sea's Bab al-Mandab chokepoint. The rapid round of strikes and counter-strikes follows the unravelling of a four-year truce between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government in July.

The Houthis said Saudi Arabia retaliated with strikes on Tuesday after the group targeted oil facilities, wounding dozens, as deadly fighting reignited in Yemen after a Houthi offensive towards the Red Sea's Bab al-Mandab chokepoint. The rapid round of strikes and counter-strikes follows the unravelling of a four-year truce between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government in July. [Image text:] npaMOn aup 08/09/2613:54:33 CosMecTHag npecc-koHepeHyug MuHncTpa HocTpaHHbIx Aen Poccucko eAepaunn C.BJlaBpoBa MuHncTpa HocrpaHHbix Aen FRANCE 24 KoponescrBa CayaoBckag Apabug .beHapxaha Anb Caya no utoram neperosopoB
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