A second Houthi strike hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, killing one Pakistani resident and injuring 11 after a projectile struck Passenger Hall No. 4 and sparked a fire. Saudi military officials said air defences intercepted a missile near the airport, while Houthi forces claimed responsibility for strikes across Saudi Arabia in the past 24 hours using a mix of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones, and said they also attacked oil facilities and Dammam airport. The attack followed a far deadlier strike a day earlier that killed 13 people and injured more than 300; nationalities among those killed then included Saudis, Bangladeshis, a US citizen and people from Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Egypt and India. Western governments warned citizens against travel to parts of Saudi Arabia, and US and UK officials signalled potential further support or retaliation.
The strikes are part of an escalating conflict that resumed after a 2022 ceasefire collapsed in July, when Houthi forces seized key Red Sea coastal areas and later faced Saudi strikes and counter-claims of territory recapture by Yemeni pro-government forces. The Houthis, who control roughly a quarter of Yemen by territory and up to 80% of its population, say they are targeting Saudi Arabia in response to Riyadh’s role in the Yemeni civil war and recent air strikes on Sanaa; Iran has offered to facilitate dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Claims of reciprocal strikes on Sanaa and calls for decisive regional action have intensified diplomatic and security tensions.
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