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An administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh sustained damage on Sunday (November 8) amid a series of Houthi missile attacks targeting Saudi Arabia, while dozens of civilians were reported killed in separate strikes near Sanaa and in Taiz Governorate, amid conflicting accusations over responsibility.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy said falling debris caused limited damage to the Aramco building in the capital's King Abdullah Financial District, without causing any injuries or fatalities.

A Reuters witness reported shattered windows across several floors of the Aramco Tower, while AFP cited eyewitnesses who confirmed damage to the building.

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Saudi military spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Malki said air defenses intercepted two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthis toward Riyadh, along with two cruise missiles targeting the capital and the southern region. Saudi authorities also reported intercepting a ballistic missile heading toward the Eastern Province and a drone targeting the kingdom's southern region.

On Saturday (November 7), Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree announced six missile and drone operations targeting Saudi oil facilities, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and military positions in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The group's claims of successful strikes could not be independently verified.

Meanwhile, health authorities affiliated with the Houthis reported that 33 people, including 13 children and eight women, were killed and 39 others wounded in strikes on Al-Shariyah village in Bani Hashish District, east of Sanaa, on Saturday.

The Houthi authorities accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the strikes, which they said targeted residential buildings and rescue teams. Saudi authorities had not publicly confirmed responsibility for the incident.

The attack followed another deadly incident at Al-Hadara market in Al-Waziyah District, western Taiz, on Friday (November 6). Houthi health officials reported 30 people killed and eight wounded, accusing Saudi aircraft of conducting three airstrikes on the crowded market.

However, Yemeni government-aligned military spokesperson Majed Al-Nuzaili accused the Houthis of striking the market with a ballistic missile. Local authorities in Taiz also blamed the group and denied that airstrikes had taken place in the district that day.

Neither account of responsibility for the market attack has been independently verified.

Separately, sources told South24 Center that more than ten airstrikes targeted Houthi positions along the Al-Aghbirah, Al-Muhawala, and Al-Waziyah fronts on Saturday night, amid ongoing clashes along the border between Taiz and Lahj Governorates, on the northern edge of South Yemen.

The latest developments mark a further escalation in cross-border hostilities following weeks of intensified Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities, and military installations, alongside Saudi air operations against Houthi positions in Yemen.