Sanaa, July 25 -- Yemen's Houthi group on Saturday stated that it carried out missile strikes on industrial facilities in Jizan in southwestern Saudi Arabia, saying the operation was in response to what it described as Saudi attacks on the Yemeni port city of Al-Hudaydah.

According to Iranian state media Press TV, the strikes were launched after Saudi forces carried out multiple attacks targeting a facility in Al-Hudaydah in western Yemen and Kamran Island. They also claimed that the country's air defence systems forced Saudi warplanes to leave Yemeni airspace.

Reacting to the strikes, the rebel group accused Saudi Arabia of escalating tensions and warned Riyadh of consequences.

"The Saudi regime bears the consequences for any developm...