In the early hours of local time on the 13th, the military spokesperson for Yemen's Houthi forces, Yahya, announced a military operation against Saudi Arabia. The action was explicitly framed as a direct response to what the Houthis describe as Saudi Arabia's ongoing military operations against Yemen.

According to the spokesperson, the strikes targeted a weapons depot and a command-and-control center located within a military base in Saudi Arabia's Sharurah region. He asserted that the base serves as a hub for those responsible for commanding and coordinating military campaigns against Yemen and its people.

Yahya detailed that the assault involved a substantial deployment of ballistic missiles and drones, reporting that the targets were hit with "precise and direct strikes." He issued a stark warning, stating that if Saudi military operations against Yemen persist, the Houthi forces will escalate their response by launching larger and more severe attacks against strategic targets deep within Saudi territory, placing the onus of consequences squarely on Saudi Arabia.