Degradation of Houthi Ballistic Missile Production
Alongside the aerial defense operations, the coalition disclosed preceding airstrikes conducted the night prior that were designed to systematically dismantle the Houthi militia's weapons manufacturing and assembly capabilities. Major General al-Malki announced the destruction of a factory for assembling and producing ballistic missile components belonging to the Houthis.
Claims of Impact in Sanaa
In contrast to the coalition's account of strikes against specialized military and missile production infrastructure, Houthi-affiliated media issued claims alleging that Saudi aerial bombardment struck civilian municipal facilities in Yemen's capital, as reported by Al-Masdar Online. According to the Houthi-run "Yemeni Security Media" platform, airstrikes conducted on Tuesday morning targeted the al-Mafzar gas station in the Jadr area within the northern Bani al-Harith district of Sanaa, alongside the Yemen Petroleum Company administrative building located on southern Sixty Street in the southern al-Wahda district. The Houthi media platform claimed that emergency civil defense teams were dispatched to suppress and extinguish an extensive fire that broke out among commercial gas transport trailers stationed at the al-Mafzar facility.