Yemen’s armed forces said they targeted a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jizan with a drone, calling it retaliation for alleged Saudi violations of Yemeni airspace. Saudi authorities said firefighters extinguished a fire at the facility without injuries.
Yemen also reported missile and drone strikes against Saudi military positions and weapons depots in Al-Mokha.
In the above context, a video is being widely shared on social media in which a person is seen walking on the street while showing a huge fire nearby, which has plumes of fire arising from it.
The video is shared with a caption suggesting that it shows the recent strikes by Yemeni forces on weapons and oil depots belonging to Saudi Arabia in Al-Mokha.
A social media user shared the video with a caption that reads, “New footage of strikes by Yemeni forces on weapons and oil depots belonging to the Saudi enemy in Al-Makha.”
SouthCheck found that the claim is false. The video is from 2025 and shows a Yemeni operation targeting Ben Gurion Airport.
On a Google reverse image search, we found that the same video was shared by an X account on May 6, 2025, with a caption that reads, “#BREAKING: Massive fires raging at Hudaydah port, Houthi-controlled western Yemen, following heavy Israeli airstrikes. Israel strikes back after Houthi missile landed at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv yesterday.”
Since the video predates the incident, we can ascertain that the viral video is old.
Further, we found that a screenshot of the same video was also shared by an Israeli website on May 6, 2025.
The report suggests that huge attacks at gas stations in Yemen after Israeli and US attacks; Yemeni residents express concern about the continuation of the attacks and their impact on the country’s fuel supply.
The report also quoted a Yemeni oil company. According to it, “American enemy aircraft attacked the Ras Issa oil port in the Hodeidah province on April 17. Despite the extensive damage, the technical team managed to restore the facilities and resume operations in just five days.”
However, on April 25, the attacks were renewed, causing the facilities to shut down again. Since then, according to the company, “American aircraft have been attacking the port almost daily in a relentless attempt to disrupt any effort to reopen it.”
The screenshot of the video was also shared by the Yemeni news website, Sahafatak, on May 6, 2025.
The report suggests that following Yemen’s attack on Ben Gurion Airport, Israel launched subsequent strikes on Yemen. It argues that the Yemeni operation had a strategic objective of disrupting Israel’s air connectivity and supporting Gaza, while portraying Israel’s response as largely symbolic and driven by domestic political pressure. According to the passage, Israel’s extensive military operation ultimately targeted an oil tank and a previously attacked port, yielding limited results.
Hence, we can ascertain that the viral claim is false.
