Yemen military spokesman says four operations struck Riyadh airport, pipeline and Aramco sites

Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces, announced in a statement carried by Al-Masirah that Yemeni forces conducted four military operations using ballistic missiles and drones. He described the operations as a response to what he called Saudi aggression against Yemen and cited recent strikes he said hit civilians in the Al-Hadara market in Taiz and destroyed a village in the Bani Hashish area, which he said involved American-made GBU-12 and GBU-38 bombs.

According to Saree, the first operation targeted King Khalid International Airport and several pumping stations on the East-West pipeline in Riyadh. He said the strikes were direct and caused fires and damage in the targeted areas. The second operation, he said, targeted Aramco facilities in Abqaiq and achieved its objectives. The third operation targeted gathering centers of Saudi forces in the Al-Mudaraba and Ras Al-Aara areas, which he said were under the supervision of Saudi officer Badr Al-Harbi, and resulted in casualties among them. The fourth operation, he said, targeted a financial center in Riyadh, which he described as a response to the targeting of children and women.

Saree warned investors and companies to protect their investments in Saudi Arabia and advised transferring them to what he called peaceful and safe countries, saying Saudi Arabia is unsafe for investment until it ends its aggression and siege of Yemen. He also rejected as a "blatant lie and a great slander" a Saudi statement that Yemen had targeted the East-West pipeline in Medina, insisting the operation targeted the pipeline in Riyadh, not Medina.

He concluded by saying the Yemeni armed forces will continue operations deep inside Saudi territory, will apply "the equation of siege against siege and escalation with escalation," and will target gathering centers of Saudi forces and officers until, he said, the aggression stops and the siege of Yemen is lifted. The claims in the statement could not be independently verified. According to Mehr News, citing Al-Masirah, the announcement was made by the Yemeni military spokesman.