Houthi rebels launched coordinated ballistic-missile and drone attacks on Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran in southern Saudi Arabia on September 8, wounding 73 civilians, including women and children, and starting fires at energy facilities. Operations were temporarily disrupted at the Aramco refinery in Jazan, which can process 400,000 barrels per day, although the full impact on output capacity was not publicly detailed. Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition, condemned the strikes on civilian and economic targets and pledged a response with "utmost resolve." The Houthis said the operation retaliated against recent Saudi-led coalition strikes in Yemen and cited attacks on Aramco-linked facilities. Oil markets reacted sharply, with Brent crude reaching approximately $98 per barrel and WTI crude approximately $93.65 per barrel, bringing Brent close to the $100 psychological threshold. The episode recalled the Houthis' September 2019 attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities, which temporarily halted roughly half of Saudi Arabia's oil production and sent prices higher by double-digit percentages in one day.