Riyadh and Dhahran Hit by Missile Strikes and Oil Facility Fire Amid Escalating Houthi Attacks Four residents were injured and numerous homes damaged after cruise missile fragments fell on Riyadh, while an Aramco facility in Dhahran caught fire during a broader missile campaign. Saudi air defences intercepted additional missiles and the coalition launched a counter‑operation to disrupt Houthi logistics. The attacks highlight the growing threat to Saudi energy infrastructure and civilian safety amid Yemen's conflict. In the early hours of Tuesday, a series of missile intercepts and subsequent ground incidents rattled the capital city of Riyadh and the nearby oil hub of Dhahran. Saudi civil defence officials reported that debris from two cruise missiles, launched by the Houthi militia from Yemen, crashed into residential neighbourhoods, damaging fifteen houses and injuring four people, including a child. The missiles were taken down by the country's air-defence system, but falling shrapnel struck two women, a man and the unborn child, prompting an immediate response from emergency medical teams who secured the areas and began treatment.Strikes Target Strategic Eastern FacilitiesThe attacks were part of a larger wave of strikes that also targeted strategic facilities in the eastern provinces. The Saudi-led coalition's air-defence units successfully intercepted a third missile over Al‑Kharj, located southeast of Riyadh.Meanwhile, federal ministerial sources announced that an administrative building belonging to the state‐owned oil giant Saudi Aramco, on the eastern coast in Dhahran, had come under fire later that evening. The impact ignited a blaze that caused significant damage and forced the shutting down of certain oil handling operations, according to the Energy Ministry.Escalating Confrontation With Houthi MilitiaThe incident comes amid an escalating confrontation that began with Houthi threats to attack Aramco's headquarters in Dammam, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and the Aramco refinery in Riyadh in retaliation for coalition air raids on positions in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. In response to the mounting hostilities, the Saudi-led coalition launched a "special military operation" designed to disrupt the logistics networks that sustain the Houthi militia offensive.The Joint Forces Command released a statement indicating that the militias use civilian infrastructure to store weaponry, including the central al‑Sabaha depot in Sanaa, underground fuel storage, and maritime unloading sites across Al Hudaydah, Sanaa, and Dhamar. The coalition's recent sorties have struck these depots, aiming to cut off additional supplies and to deter further missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's critical energy infrastructure and civilian areas.