Saudi Airstrikes Rock Hodeidah's Ras Isa Port & Oil Facilities, Houthis Cry
In a sharp escalation of hostilities along the Red Sea littoral, the Saudi-led military coalition has launched a series of intense airstrikes against strategic maritime and energy installations across Yemen's western Hodeidah (Hadida) province, leaving at least seven civilians wounded and damaging critical maritime infrastructure. The bombardment targeted key logistical hubs along the coastline, triggering explosions near fuel transfer terminals and maritime docking berths. Confirming the casualties, Houthi Health Ministry spokesman Anees al-Asbahi announced via social media platform X that medical response units had mobilized to treat the injured, while regional authorities placed local emergency wards on high alert as smoke billowed over the coastal installations.
Ras Isa Port Bombarded: Commercial Vessel, Jetty, and Oil Depots Hit
The aerial assault zeroed in on high-value maritime assets at Ras Isa Port, where coalition warplanes struck a loading jetty and damaged an anchored commercial vessel, resulting in serious injuries to four civilians working in the immediate vicinity. Concurrently, airstrikes struck the nearby Bazeel district, hitting a vital oil processing and storage facility that left three additional personnel wounded amid significant structural damage. According to broadcasts by the Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah television network, emergency crews battled localized blazes ignited by the strikes, which dealt a direct blow to energy distribution networks and commercial docking lanes serving northern Yemen's population centers.
'A Blatant War Crime': Houthis Slam Coalition Amid Protracted Regional War
Reacting with fierce indignation to the bombardment of maritime supply lines, Houthi officials condemned the aerial operation, characterizing the destruction of civic infrastructure and economic assets as a severe violation of international humanitarian law. Spokesman Anees al-Asbahi stated that the systematic targeting of vital ports and energy repositories constitutes an ongoing war crime against the civilian populace and critical national utilities. The latest flare-up adds to the devastation of Yemen's protracted civil war, which has pitted Iran-backed Houthi forces controlling the capital Sanaa and northern highlands against the Saudi-led coalition supporting the country's internationally recognized government, keeping the impoverished Arab nation ensnared in persistent geopolitical confrontation and an acute humanitarian emergency.
