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Aramco Tower, a high-rise building located in the central financial district of Saudi Arabia's capital, was attacked by a missile on the 7th (local time).
A statement released by the Yemeni Houthis through Sabah News confirmed that the Houthis attacked Riyadh's financial district, but did not directly name the Aramco Tower.
Saudi energy authorities said the skyscraper suffered "minor damage" and that there were no deaths or injuries.
The video, authenticated by the BBC Verify team, shows more extensive damage. At least one floor of the building appears to have been severely damaged by a missile or drone attack, and windows on more than one floor appear to have been broken in the attack.
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The Houthis also claimed that they attacked Riyadh Airport and Aramco oil storage facilities separately. Saudi authorities said their air defense system intercepted and destroyed several missiles.
The strike was the latest in a series of claims by the Houthis, a Yemen-based militant group, deep into Saudi Arabia's territory, a Gulf powerhouse that has struggled to contain its attacks in recent months.
Meanwhile, the attack came a day after the Houthis claimed the Saudi-led coalition killed at least 33 people, including women and children, in airstrikes in Yemen.
In a video broadcast by the Houthis' television channel 'Al Masirah', rescue workers are recovering bodies from the rubble of several buildings in the al-Shariya area, east of Yemen's capital Sanaa.
Sabah News reported that 39 people were injured in the airstrike.
However, Saudi Arabia has not yet revealed its position on this.
The Saudi-led coalition has been fighting the Houthis for more than a decade to support the Yemeni government recognized by the international community. The Yemeni government has lost a significant portion of its territory to the Houthis.
The conflict in Yemen has largely remained quiet in recent years, but fighting has intensified again with the outbreak of the Iran war.
The Iran-backed Houthis declared a "maritime blockade" of Saudi Arabia and launched missile and drone attacks targeting Saudi airports, oil facilities and tankers near the Red Sea. As a result, the unofficial ceasefire agreement last July collapsed.
The Houthis claim the attacks were retaliation for the Saudi blockade of Yemen and the airstrike on Sanaa airport. Saudi Arabia's position is that it conducted an airstrike on Sanaa Airport to prevent Iranian aircraft from landing.
Afterwards, large-scale fighting resumed between the Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces.
According to the UN, since fighting resumed, more than 1,600 people have died and more than 300,000 have fled.
