Saudi coalition strikes fuel depot near Yemen's capital

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has carried out a strike on fuel depot near the Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa, its spokesperson says.

Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki accused the Houthis of using the Yemen Petroleum Company's al-Sabaha facility to fuel their war effort, including by supporting missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia.

The coalition earlier warned civilians to evacuate the site ahead of a "special operation", with Houthi media saying the facility had been struck before al-Maliki confirmed the strike.

The Houthis have warned they will retaliate by targeting the airport and Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, and Aramco's headquarters in the eastern city of Dammam.

It came as the Saudi cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, said the Iran-backed group would "bear the consequences" of its recent deadly attacks on the kingdom.

Thirteen people were killed when a missile hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, while another person was killed in a similar attack there the following day.

On Tuesday, the coalition said its forces had destroyed three drones north of Riyadh.

The Houthis have said they are targeting airports, oil and gas facilities, and military bases in Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones in response to deadly Saudi strikes on territory that they control in western Yemen, including Sanaa.

The Saudi-led coalition has been providing air support for Yemeni pro-government forces mounting an offensive on Yemen's Red Sea coast and several other front lines.