Saudi authorities have officially confirmed reports from Yemen's Houthi rebels regarding a successful strike against a Saudi vessel in the Red Sea. According to monitoring organizations tracking Houthi activity, the rebels managed to hit the ship at an unusually long range—63 nautical miles west of the port of Yanbu in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Arabia Confirms Houthi Red Sea Strike
Saudi authorities officially verify Yemeni rebel reports of successful attack on Saudi ship far from shore
Following initial claims by the Houthis that they had successfully struck the Saudi ship, both Saudi sources and international observers have now verified the attack. The confirmation marks an acknowledgment of the rebels' extended operational reach in the strategic waterway.
