Saudi coalition hits Houthi sites; Aramco office hit in east

Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry says a strike caused a small fire at an Aramco building in Dhahran with no injuries, following a Houthi warning for civilians to evacuate Saudi oil sites it described as a “legitimate target”.
The Saudi-led coalition strikes Houthi energy terminals and fuel reserves in Yemen, with spokesperson Turki al-Maliki saying forces took precautions to avoid “collateral damage on civilians”.
CENTCOM rejects Iranian claims of Strait of Hormuz control
US Central Command has rejected assertions by the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy that Tehran controls the Strait of Hormuz and would sink approaching American warships.

“IRGC’s navy commander has no navy. American forces and regional partners clearly control the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said on X.

The military command added that US forces assisted Gulf partners in shipping over 19 million barrels of crude oil through the strategic chokepoint on Monday.
Houthi health official says shelling and landmine kill three
Artillery shelling has killed one person and injured two others in the al-Waqr area of Shadaa District in Yemen, according to Dr Anees Alasbahi, spokesman for the Houthi-affiliated health ministry.

Separately, Alasbahi said two citizens were killed in a landmine explosion involving unexploded ordnance in Beit Bish near Al-Rawn in Hays District.

Earlier, he reported two deaths and two injuries in a Saudi-led attack on an oil facility in Ras Isa, Hodeidah Governorate.
Two Palestinians injured by Israeli rubber bullets near Ramallah
Two Palestinians have been injured by rubber-coated bullets fired by Israeli forces in Ras Karkar, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on Tuesday evening, official Palestinian news agency Wafa has reported.

Local sources told Wafa that soldiers fired at residents attempting to cross an iron gate separating Ras Karkar’s lands from the neighbouring village of Kharbatha Bani Harith. Both injured individuals were struck in the head and transferred to a hospital in Ramallah for treatment.
Houthi siege triggers food shortages in Yemen’s Taiz
Yemeni government forces are encircled by the Houthis in Taiz, where blockades on road routes have worsened shortages.

The UN warns wheat and flour could run out in less than three weeks, as fuel becomes scarce and residents struggle to feed their families.
A recap of recent developments
Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry says a strike causing a small fire at an Aramco building in Dhahran with no injuries, following a Houthi warning for civilians to evacuate Saudi oil sites it described as a “legitimate target.”
The Saudi-led coalition targets Houthi “vital assets” across Yemen, including energy terminals and fuel reserves, in operations that spokesperson Turki al-Maliki says aim to “neutralise the Houthis’ capabilities.”
A Houthi missile attack on Riyadh injures four people and damages 15 homes as intercepted debris falls on the Saudi capital, civil defense authorities say.
Saudi Arabia’s government vows “consequences” for Yemen’s Houthis over repeated strikes, warning the kingdom will not “tolerate threats” to its security or Red Sea shipping.
Iran and Oman are close to establishing safe commercial shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz after reaching an understanding on a “temporary safe passage route,” Iran’s foreign ministry says.
US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott warns that Iran must choose between diplomacy and “facing further consequences” as Washington maintains its blockade against Iranian oil.
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