Yemeni official warns Saudi Arabia of war spreading to its territory

Abdulaziz bin Habtor, a Yemeni official, warned Saudi Arabia on Sunday that the war it had fanned the flames of against Yemen would spread to Saudi Arabia. Bin Habtor stated that Yemen would never accept its soil becoming a battlefield, while Saudi lands and interests would be safe from its consequences. He stressed that in response to the mobilization of forces and efforts to create new military equations, appropriate measures would be taken to maintain Yemen's security and sovereignty.

The warning came as media reports indicated that the Yemeni armed forces had launched a drone attack on the Aramco refinery in the Jizan region in southern Saudi Arabia. The attack was reportedly carried out in response to Saudi Arabia's violation of Yemen's airspace and sovereignty in the provinces of Saada and Hajjah. Simultaneously, the Saudi Civil Defense Organization announced the triggering of sirens in the Jizan region, and field reports indicated that danger sirens were sounding in the area.

The Jizan oil refinery, owned by Aramco, has a capacity of 400,000 barrels per day and is one of the company's key strategic projects, part of a major industrial development plan in southwestern Saudi Arabia. The complex, in which about $21 billion has been invested, includes oil refining, a power plant, and petrochemical facilities, and is known as an example of Aramco's integrated and modern refineries.

According to Mehr News Agency, the Yemeni official's warning and the reported attack highlight the ongoing tensions between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, with Yemen vowing to defend its sovereignty and security against perceived violations.