# [24H] Houthis to Intensify Drone and Artillery Harassment of Saudi‑Backed PLC Positions

*Issued Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 9:34 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-09-22T21:34:00.050Z (2h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-09-23T21:34:00.050Z (22h from now)
**Category**: MILITARY | **Confidence**: 70% | **Impact**: MEDIUM
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Yemen, Saudi–Yemen border, Red Sea approaches
**Affected Assets**: Saudi Aramco export infrastructure (risk premium), Regional shipping insurance rates, Defense and drone countermeasure suppliers
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## Prediction

Over the next 24 hours, Houthi forces are likely to sustain or slightly escalate drone and artillery attacks on Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) forces along key Yemeni fronts and possibly near energy corridors. PLC ground units and Saudi-supported air assets will absorb the brunt of these strikes, which are designed to maintain pressure rather than achieve a breakthrough. Continued harassment will keep Saudi and UK refueling assets engaged and complicate any broader Gulf de-escalation in parallel with U.S.–Iran talks. Confirmation would be additional reported Houthi drone or artillery strikes on PLC-controlled zones or border areas; denial would be a discernible 24-hour pause in Houthi long-range activity.

## Drivers

- Recent Houthi drone and artillery attacks on PLC forces and UK refueling of Saudi jets
- Sustained trend of Houthi operations against energy-adjacent infrastructure and Saudi-aligned units
- UK–Saudi defensive pact and multi-front Gulf escalation trend