Yemen's armed Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for launching ballistic missile and drone attacks against facilities belonging to state oil giant Saudi Aramco in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

The group announced that the strikes were carried out on Saturday (October 3) in retaliation for Saudi airstrikes on the Yemeni capital, Sana'a.

According to Anadolu Agency, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree made the announcement in a televised statement, asserting that the operation "successfully achieved its objectives" and caused fires at the targeted sites.

He further stated that 60 airstrikes had been conducted over the preceding 24 hours against Sana'a and other Yemeni provinces, bringing the total number of attacks to 1,420, and blamed Saudi Arabia for the escalations.

"The blockade will be met with a blockade, and attacks will be answered with attacks," the Houthi spokesperson warned.

Meanwhile, Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition supporting the Yemeni government, dismissed the Houthi claims regarding the Riyadh attack as "misleading" in statements to Saudi media.

He said the Houthis were attempting to divert public attention from their own losses and growing domestic discontent, while also masking their ties to foreign interests that bring chaos and destruction.

Since March 2015, Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition backing Yemen's internationally recognized government in its fight against Houthi forces.

The Houthis have remained in control of Sana'a and several other provinces since September 2014.

In July of this year, the Houthis declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, stating the move was in response to ongoing Saudi naval and air blockades on Houthi-controlled regions in Yemen.

Since then, the Iran-backed armed group has launched a series of attacks targeting Saudi energy infrastructure.