In brief
The Houthis have cautioned foreign firms in Saudi Arabia to list their identities and sites with the Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center in Sana’a to prevent potential strikes. Companies linked to states supporting the Saudi-led coalition still risk targeting, while Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarea reported over 100 Saudi airstrikes in the past day and the shoot‑down of a Saudi drone.
On Monday, the Yemen Houthi group warned foreign companies operating in Saudi Arabia that if they could not register their identities and investment sites with the Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center in Sana’a, their facilities might become targets as tensions rise.
The Houthi spokesperson also cautioned that firms belonging to countries involved in the Saudi‑led military campaign would still be considered potential targets, even if they joined the registration list. Employees working near previously designated sites were told to stay away for their safety, while the group said it could help relocate assets if firms notified the authorities in Sana’a.
The warning came after the Houthi spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, posted on X that Saudi warplanes had carried out 103 airstrikes over the past 24 hours across six Yemeni provinces, claiming civilian casualties. The total number of Saudi airstrikes and missile attacks was said to be 4,563 since the latest escalation.
In a separate statement, Sarea claimed Houthi forces shot down a Saudi CH‑4 armed reconnaissance drone over Al‑Jawf, the fourth aircraft of its type downed since the escalation began.
"The group described the Saudi campaign against Yemen as an “aggression” against Yemen," a Houthi source said on Al‑Masirah TV.
These warnings reflect the escalating military confrontation that has seen Houthi missile and drone strikes deep inside Saudi territory and continued Saudi‑led airstrikes across Yemen, a conflict that began after the Houthis seized the capital in 2014.
