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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">YAF strike 'sensitive' target at Saudi Najran airport 'with precision'</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time" dir="ltr">4August 4, 2026</div>
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<div class="gmail-moz-reader-content gmail-reader-show-element"><div id="gmail-readability-page-1" class="gmail-page"><p>The Yemeni Armed Forces say the operation is in response to Saudi airspace violations.</p><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
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A Yemeni man walks past a monument featuring mock rockets in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 (<em>AP</em>)
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<p>The Yemeni Armed Forces <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/egypt-boosts-naval-presence-near-bab-al-mandab--israeli-repo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">carried out a drone strike</a>
targeting a "sensitive" facility at Najran Airport in Saudi Arabia,
successfully hitting it with precision, announced the YAF spokesperson
Brigadier General Yahya Saree.</p>
<p>In a statement, Saree said the operation was conducted using a drone and that the hit was precise and came <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-besieged-yemen-is-now-blockading-saudi-arabia---al-ali-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in response to the violation of Yemeni airspace</a> by Saudi forces.</p>
<p>"With the help of God, the Yemeni Armed Forces were able to target a
sensitive target of the Saudi enemy at Najran Airport with a drone, and
the strike was precise," the statement said.</p>
<p>According to the Yemeni Armed Forces, the strike came "<a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/sanaa-denies-plans-to-impose-transit-fees-in-bab-al-mandeb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in response to the Saudi enemy's breach</a> of the airspace in the provinces of Saada and Hajjah with its reconnaissance drones."</p>
<p>The group also issued a warning to Saudi Arabia, stating that any further violations of Yemeni airspace would be confronted. "<a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemeni-armed-forces--eight-saudi-oil-tankers-diverted-around" target="_blank" rel="noopener">We affirm to the Saudi enemy</a> that any breach of our airspace will not pass without response and punishment," the statement added.</p>
<h2>Eight Saudi tankers diverted from course: YAF</h2>
<p>The Yemeni Armed Forces announced on August 1 that eight Saudi oil
tankers were forced to change course toward the Cape of Good Hope as
part of a maritime blockade imposed on Saudi vessels under what it calls
the "blockade for blockade" equation.</p>
<p>Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree said
in a statement that the action followed the tightening of restrictions
on Saudi oil vessels.</p>
<p>"As part of consolidating the 'blockade for blockade' equation, and
as a result of our armed forces' enforcement of the maritime ban on
Saudi enemy oil vessels, eight Saudi oil ships were forced to change
their route toward the Cape of Good Hope," Saree said.</p>
<p>He added that Yemeni forces would continue the maritime blockade
against Saudi Arabia, saying that "the hand of the armed forces will
reach its ships wherever we are able to do so."</p>
<h2>Saudi aggression on Yemen</h2>
<p><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/sanaa-transport-minister-says-saudi-assault-has-crippled-red" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This comes amid Saudi aggression</a><span> </span>on Yemen, with Sanaa confronting Riyadh's attacks and launching retaliatory operations in response.</p>
<p>Earlier on July 29, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, announced that<span> </span><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemen-s-ansar-allah-down-saudi-drone--condemn-aggression-on" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yemeni forces had shot down</a><span> </span>a Saudi Karayel reconnaissance drone.</p>
<p>Saree said the Saudi reconnaissance aircraft was downed with an
appropriate weapon while carrying out hostile activities over Saada
province in the early hours of Wednesday.</p>
<p>The Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson stressed that the forces would
continue to protect the country's sovereignty, adding that Yemen has the
legitimate right to respond to any violation.</p>
<h2>Yemeni Armed Forces strike Saudi oil tanker</h2>
<p>On July 28, the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a top-tier military
operation targeting the Saudi oil tanker NCC GHAZAL over its violation
of the maritime navigation ban imposed on Saudi Arabia, spokesperson
Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced.</p>
<p>According to his statement, the Saudi vessel was targeted after it
refused to heed warnings, adding that the operation was carried out
using ballistic missiles and forced the tanker to retreat.</p>
<p>He affirmed that Yemen would continue enforcing the maritime ban
against the "Saudi enemy" as part of a broader campaign to confront the
blockade imposed on Yemen.</p>
<p>"We affirm the continuation of enforcing the maritime ban on the
Saudi enemy as part of confronting the blockade with a blockade and
responding to comprehensive escalation with comprehensive escalation,"
Saree said.</p></div></div></div>
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