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The official spokesman for the Coalition Forces to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki, called on Tuesday for civilians to evacuate the Yemeni Oil Company site and the central Al-Sabaha station in Sanaa, in the interest of their safety.
Al-Maliki explained that the evacuation of the two sites comes in preparation for carrying out a specific operation.
In response, the Houthis vowed that any targeting of the capital, Sanaa, would be met with a "harsh and painful" response in Riyadh.
The Coalition forces had intercepted and destroyed 3 drones north of Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia expressed its condemnation of the Houthi attacks that targeted civilians and civilian objects in the Kingdom, confirming that the Houthi group does not value international laws or moral principles.
Saudi Minister of Media Salman Al-Dossary said that the terrorist behavior of the Houthi militia was manifested in the targeting of Makkah, Madinah, and pilgrims at Saudi airports.
In a related context, the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation announced the extension of the suspension of operational activities at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Houthis are trying to export the economic problems and popular rejection they face due to their crimes and violations by fabricating false accusations and directing them at Saudi Arabia.
The Houthis announced, on Monday, July 20, 2026, the imposition of a maritime navigation ban on Saudi Arabia, a move that threatens to open a new front in Iran's war and expands the scope of the threat to energy supplies and global trade beyond the Gulf.
On July 16, 2026, Iran asked the Houthis in Yemen to prepare to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait in the Red Sea if the United States launched an attack on the electrical grid infrastructure in Iran.
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