Houthi media say Saudi strikes hit Ras Isa port

Houthi-run Al-Masirah television said Saudi forces carried out two airstrikes on Ras Isa port in Yemen's Hodeidah province on Sunday, hitting the pier and a merchant vessel, and the Saudi-led coalition said its strike was a precision operation against Houthi resources.

Why it matters: Ras Isa is an oil import and storage base north of Hodeidah, the largest Houthi-held port and the main gateway for food and relief supplies, so a strike there widens the Saudi-Houthi exchange that this week has already reached Saudi airspace warnings and Red Sea shipping.

Data as of Yonhap News Agency report of November 1, 2026, in Korean, read in full in this run via the live browser, reporting Houthi-run Al-Masirah television and a Saudi-led coalition statement. The strike account originates with Houthi media, a party to the conflict; the only independent colour is two local residents telling AFP they heard explosions, and no casualty or damage assessment beyond the pier and one merchant vessel has been published, so the item ships at grade C. Developing item.

Houthi-run Al-Masirah television said Saudi forces carried out two airstrikes on Ras Isa port in Hodeidah province on Sunday, hitting the port pier and a merchant vessel berthed there, Yonhap reported. Houthi media also said the coalition struck the medical faculty of Hodeidah University the same day, and two local residents told AFP they heard explosions in the area. The Saudi-led coalition said the airstrike was a precision operation to neutralise key resources used by the Houthi rebels, after it said it had intercepted a ballistic missile and drones launched toward southern Saudi Arabia.

No casualty figures or damage assessment beyond the pier and the vessel have been published. Ras Isa, north of Hodeidah, is used as an oil import and storage base, and Hodeidah is the largest port under Houthi control and the main entry point for food and relief supplies into Houthi-held territory.

Houthi media say Saudi strikes hit Ras Isa port

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