Houthi missiles and drones struck Yemen's Red Sea port of Mocha, killing at least seven people and wounding 30, including four soldiers, the Yemeni army said, after last week's assaults on government camps. Military defences intercepted 11 drones during the barrage, which also hit residential areas.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group targeted a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jizan with a drone, and Saudi Arabia's energy ministry confirmed a fire was extinguished at the facility. UN envoy Hans Grundberg expressed deep concern over the Mocha attacks.
The escalation follows the Houthis' late-July declaration of a naval blockade on Saudi shipping in the Red Sea. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a mutual defence pact on Friday stipulating that an armed attack on any one of them constitutes an attack on all three.