Key facts
- Houthi attacks on Saudi energy facilities and cities injured over 70 people.
- The attacks caused fires at oil installations and led to temporary operational halts.
- Saudi Arabia has threatened retaliation for the assaults.
- The European Union condemned the Houthi attacks as a dangerous escalation.
- The EU urged an immediate end to all Houthi attacks.
- Houthi actions targeting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait threaten Red Sea shipping.
The European Union has condemned recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, characterizing them as a dangerous escalation and calling for an immediate cessation of all hostilities. The assaults, which targeted energy facilities and four Saudi cities, resulted in injuries to over 70 people and caused fires, leading to temporary operational halts in the energy sector. Saudi Arabia has vowed retaliation in response to the attacks.