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The Greek armed forces claim: A Greek Patriot air defense battery deployed in Saudi Arabia intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched from Yemen targeting a major oil refinery in the Yanbu region.

Commercial flights bound for Jeddah Airport are also being put into holding patterns. The reason remains unclear, with no reported attacks on either Jeddah or Riyadh

Saudi Civil Defense: Early warning system activated in Yanbu Governorate

Smoke plumes rise in Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Zap Yemen's Houthis have launched a ballistic missile attack on Jizan, the capital of Saudi Arabia's Jazan Province. Multiple explosions have been reported across the city, though it remains unclear whether they were caused by missile interceptions or direct impacts

Saudi Arabia: If the Houthis continue their hostilities, we will respond without hesitation.

Houthis Foreign Ministry: Instead of complying with the legitimate and just demand to lift the blockade on Yemen, the Saudi regime committed a major blunder that will cost it dearly.

Violent clashes broke out between Houthis forces and Saudi-backed militias on the Marib and Al-Dhale' fronts.

The Saudi-led coalition: Targeting Yemeni military sites in Hodeidah Governorate. Hodeidah port was not targeted, and all Hodeidah ports remain open to maritime navigation. The targets destroyed were linked to the threat to commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

Houthi-affiliated media outlets report that Saudi airstrikes targeted telecommunications facilities in Hodeidah and Kamaran Island.

Several airstrikes target Yemen's Hodeidah port. Al-Mayadeen reports the strikes were carried out by Saudi forces

Yemeni forces targeted the Saudi ship NCC MASA while it was sailing in the Red Sea. The targeted Saudi ship in the Red Sea sustained damage.

Reuters: A merchant ship hijacked last week off the Gulf of Aden in Yemen is now in the hands of Somali pirates.

The European Union: Operation Aspidis remains fully committed to protecting freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.

Saudi Arabia confirms targeting of its ship in the Red Sea. The official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) announced that a Saudi-owned ship was targeted while sailing in the Red Sea. Without naming the tanker, SPA only announced that a fire broke out in the forward section of the ship, but the incident did not result in any casualties or injuries

The Houthis escalated their campaign in the Red Sea today by targeting two Saudi-flagged oil tankers, accusing the vessels of violating the group's naval blockade on Saudi maritime traffic. anger According to the group's military spokesman, the attack involved ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and one-way attack (OWA) drones, leaving both tankers on fire. anger The first vessel targeted was LAYLA (IMO 9336098), a Saudi-flagged Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) built in 2007 with a deadweight of 317,821 metric tons. anger Maritime records identify the vessel as being owned by the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri). Both its technical (ISM) and commercial management are handled by Bahri Ship Management, a Saudi-owned subsidiary of Bahri. anger The second vessel was ENCELIA (IMO 9240172), a Saudi-flagged oil products tanker built in 2003 with a deadweight of 109,250 metric tons. anger Shipping records list Trans Mediterranean Shipping Inc. as the registered owner of ENCELIA, while its technical management is provided by Red Sea Marine Services. Commercial management is handled by Bihar International Co

Reuters: A car carrier changed course in the Gulf of Aden and sailed away after previously indicating the Saudi port of Jeddah as its destination.

Shipping data: Warnings issued from Yemen's Houthis via email to shipping companies to avoid loading or unloading at Saudi ports.

Houthis Coastal Defense Forces Commander Major General Mohammed al-Qadri: The decision to ban navigation for the Saudi came into effect on Monday afternoon.

Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi: We announce that we will work to resume oil exports by all means, starting today.

A Yemeni source reports that an emergency meeting of the Yemeni National Defense Council, chaired by Al-Alimi, has begun to discuss the Houthi escalation.

Houthis announce maritime ban on Saudi Arabia amid ongoing blockade dispute

Houthis political bureau member Hazam al-Assad: We are faced with two choices: either we die of hunger or we seize our rights by force. It is unacceptable for Saudi Arabia to export oil and buy weapons to besiege and bomb Yemen while we remain silent.

British Maritime Authority: Report of an incident south of Mukalla. British maritime authority: Unauthorized persons boarded a ship while it was transiting the Gulf of Aden

Leader of Yemen's Houthis: If they had succeeded in their goals against the Islamic Republic of Iran, they would have immediately launched an attack on the nations of the region. Houthi: The axis of resistance under the command of the Islamic Republic of Iran will never stop providing assistance to the Islamic resistance in Lebanon. They tried to target the Islamic Republic of Iran, but Iran's stability against America and Israel was a victory for the Islamic nation and the nations of this region. America is like Israel and does not respect agreements.

Leader of Yemen's Houthis: Saudi Arabia must be punished. The role of Saudi Arabia in cooperating with America, Israel, and Britain to undermine any unified and unified position of the Ummah is now completely clear and well-known. Saudi aggression against Yemen has been ongoing for years, has no legal justification, and is taking place within the framework of alignment and loyalty to America and Israel. The first victim of Saudi Arabia's destructive role is the Palestinian people, who are at risk of genocide. Saudi Arabia's role has prevented any unified and unified political position from being formed in the Islamic world to sanction and boycott the Israeli. Saudi Arabia's position has turned the slogan of liberating Palestine into a criminal and terrorist act that must be dealt with and its perpetrators punished.

Saudi Arabia has decided to ban Iraqi, Yemeni, and Emirati accounts on Twitter (formerly known as Twitter) for publishing information about the scale of recent Yemeni attacks on southern Saudi Arabia. These accounts are now unavailable or inaccessible within Saudi Arabia.

Qatar and Saudi Arabia have announced that their air defenses dealt with a ballistic missile threat launched by the Houthi militia towards the region.

Aircraft flying overhead amid reports of airstrikes on Houthi positions.

Saudi warplanes fly over Saada province, and air defenses are launched to intercept them.