Yemen's Houthi group claimed on Tuesday that it had targeted four locations in Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles and a drone, including a Defence Ministry building in Riyadh and military aircraft at two airports. The group also claimed to have "repelled an attempted advance" by Saudi-backed forces near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. In a post on X, Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the group struck the Saudi Defence Ministry building in the capital, Riyadh, with a ballistic missile. استهدفت قواتنا المسلحة بفضل الله وزارة الدفاع في عاصمة العدو السعودي الرياض بصاروخ باليستي وكانت الإصابة مباشرة بفضل الله. — العميد/ يحيى سريع (@Yah_Saree) October 27, 2026 In a separate post, Saree claimed the group also targeted Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia with a drone. تمكنت قواتنا المسلحة بفضل الله من استهداف مطار أبها الدولي بطائرة مسيرة وكانت الإصابة دقيقة وأدت إلى تعطل حركة الملاحة في المطار. — العميد/ يحيى سريع (@Yah_Saree) October 27, 2026 The group also fired two ballistic missiles at military transport aircraft, one at Najran Airport and the other at King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait, Saree claimed. There was no immediate response from Saudi officials to the Houthi claims. Houthis have intensified attacks on Saudi territory since July, with missile and drone launches targeting civilian airports, oil facilities and military sites increasing during October. Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition supporting Yemen's government against the Houthis since March 2015. The group, accused of receiving Iranian support, has controlled the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and other parts of the country since September 2014. Saudi-led coalition intercepts, destroys two ballistic missiles launched towards Riyadh The spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition Turki Al-Malki wrote on X on Tuesday that coalition air defences "intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward Riyadh". التحالف: الدفاع الجوي اعترض ودمر صاروخين باليستيين أطلقتهما الميليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية باتجاه الرياض. pic.twitter.com/ecR4JQ3MIn — المتحدث الرسمي باسم قوات التحالف (@CJFCSpox) October 27, 2026 Earlier, Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they have launched an attack on Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura oil refinery, the ⁠biggest in the kingdom, which is located on the Gulf. Earlier, Saudi Arabia said it contained a fire near its biggest oil export terminal at Ras Tanura on the Gulf after an attack in the region, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The blaze occurred in the early hours of Tuesday near facilities operated by state oil company Saudi Aramco, the report said. The extent of any damage was not immediately clear, the report added. Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi missiles, drones attacking kingdom The Saudi-led coalition said early Tuesday that its air defences intercepted and destroyed three ballistic missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthi group toward Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. The announcement did not specify the intended targets or provide details on possible casualties or damage. On Monday, the coalition said it intercepted and destroyed three drones over the Riyadh region and southern Saudi Arabia, without identifying their origin or intended targets. The coalition also announced strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen, saying it destroyed ballistic missile launchers, storage tunnels and a missile depot. Read: Saudi-led coalition intercepts 3 drones over Riyadh, southern Saudi Arabia Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said the operations aimed to dismantle the group’s ballistic missile network and disrupt its supply routes. Saudi Arabia has intensified its strikes on the Houthis since the group captured strategic areas along Yemen's Red Sea coast last month, advancing towards the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key global shipping route for Gulf oil producers on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula from the Strait of Hormuz. The renewed fighting between the two sides has shattered a 2022 UN-brokered truce that largely halted attacks between the Saudi-led coalition, which backs Yemen's internationally recognised government, and the Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa. The escalation has also opened another front in the US-Israeli war on Iran.