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Saudi strikes on port, oil facility in Yemen wound seven: Houthis

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Yemen’s Houthi group reported on November 2 that Saudi-led coalition strikes hit a Red Sea port and an oil facility in Hodeidah province, injuring seven people. According to the Houthis’ health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi, four civilians were wounded at Ras Issa port while three more were injured in Bajil district’s oil facility attack. The spokesman condemned these attacks as violations of international humanitarian law and war crimes against civilians and critical infrastructure.
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As of November 2, 2026, Yemen’s Houthis reported that Saudi Arabia had conducted airstrikes on a key Red Sea port and an oil facility in Hodeidah province, wounding seven people. The attacks included four civilians injured at Ras Issa port and three more hurt in an attack on an oil facility in the nearby Bajil district. According to the Houthi health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi, these strikes constitute a violation of international humanitarian law and are part of ongoing war crimes targeting critical infrastructure and civilians.

Ras Issa port is north of Hodeidah city, which houses Yemen's largest seaport under Houthi control. This port serves as a crucial entry point for food and aid to areas held by the Houthis, and it also imports and stores oil, making it a strategic target in the conflict between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognized government.

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The Houthis’ Al-Masirah TV channel said earlier that Saudi Arabia had attacked a pier and commercial ship on Ras Issa port. Hodeidah has the biggest seaport under Houthi control and is a key entry point for food and aid to areas they hold. The Ras Issa port, north of the city, also serves to import and store oil. Houthi media also reported strikes on Nov 1 targeting the faculty of medicine at Hodeidah University, in the same province, while two residents told AFP they heard an explosion in the area.
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Saudi strikes on port, oil facility in Yemen wound seven: Houthis · assertive framing

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Saudi strikes on port, oil facility in Yemen wound seven: Houthis asserted
strikes → wind → Houthis
Yemen’s Houthis said on Nov 2 that Saudi strikes targeted a key Red Sea port and oil facility in Hodeidah province, wounding seven people. asserted
strikes → say → people
The Iran-backed group is fighting a Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government after a civil war reignited in one of the world’s poorest countries. asserted
war → back → countries
Saudi-coalition strikes on Ras Issa port wounded four civilians, while three more were hurt in an attack on an oil facility in Bajil district, Houthi health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi said in a post on X. “These repeated attacks on oil facilities and vital ports constitute a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and add to the series of war crimes in Yemen that target civilians and critical infrastructure,” he said. asserted
he → wound → civilians
The Houthis’ Al-Masirah TV channel said earlier that Saudi Arabia had attacked a pier and commercial ship on Ras Issa port. Hodeidah has the biggest seaport under Houthi control and is a key entry point for food and aid to areas they hold. The Ras Issa port, north of the city, also serves to import and store oil. Houthi media also reported strikes on Nov 1 targeting the faculty of medicine at Hodeidah University, in the same province, while two residents told AFP they heard an explosion in the area. asserted
they → say → area
The Saudi-led coalition said it had conducted “a precision operation to neutralise vital resources” used by the Houthis. asserted
it → lead → Houthis
A fragile 2022 truce in Yemen’s civil war fell apart in July after the Houthis allowed an Iranian plane to land in the capital Sanaa in defiance of Saudi control over Yemeni airspace, setting off a spate of attacks. asserted
plane → fall → attacks
The United Nations says more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting in Yemen reignited. asserted
fighting → say → Yemen
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