Three people killed in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia airports, officials say

What the report says

Three people were killed and dozens injured in attacks on two Saudi airports over two days, according to Saudi authorities, in a significant spillover of the Yemen conflict into the kingdom. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said the incidents took place at Abha International Airport, near the Yemen border, and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.

The authority said two women of Moroccan and Algerian nationality died in the Abha attack, while a Sudanese man was killed in Riyadh. It reported 28 wounded at Abha and eight at King Khalid. The Houthis said they carried out the strikes using ballistic missiles and drones, and also said they had targeted Aden International Airport in Yemen.

BBC reported that the attacks were claimed by the Houthis and described by officials as an escalation in the renewed war between the Iran-backed movement and Saudi-backed forces in Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition said the attacks would not go unanswered and said it had struck more than 80 Houthi military sites in Yemen.

The broader backdrop is Yemen’s long-running civil war, which has repeatedly drawn in Saudi Arabia and contributed to a major humanitarian crisis. The latest fighting has raised concerns about cross-border escalation and disruption around key transport and shipping routes in the region.