OREANDA-NEWS The Shiite military-political movement Ansar Allah (Houthis), which rules in the north of Yemen, said it had attacked two Saudi oil tankers that violated the ban on maritime navigation.

"We conducted a special military operation targeting two Saudi oil tankers Encelia and Layla, which violated the ban on navigation in the Red Sea," the Houthi armed forces said in a statement on their Telegram channel.

The Houthis noted that the operation was carried out using ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones. "The targets were hit with high accuracy, which led to a fire," the report says.