Two Saudi airports targeted on Monday as fighting with Yemen's Houthis escalates
Saudi civil aviation officials said the strikes damaged both facilities and prompted emergency teams to assess safety for passengers and staff.
- King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jazan and Najran International Airport were targeted in two separate drone and missile attacks on Monday evening, injuring three people and causing minor material damage.
- The strikes coincide with a major ground offensive launched by Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces aimed at retaking territory from Houthi rebels, prompting intensified Saudi coalition airstrikes across Yemen.
- Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed broader responsibility for a series of coordinated operations, asserting the group also launched strikes against King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and an Aramco facility in Rabigh.
- Houthi authorities issued a formal warning advising commercial airlines that Saudi Arabian airspace—excluding pilgrimage sites in Mecca and Medina—is no longer safe and will serve as an active military operational zone.
- Saudi civil aviation authorities confirmed safety protocols and damage assessments are underway at regional facilities, while international aviation regulators have re-issued conflict zone safety advisories across the region.
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Saudi Arabia confirmed today that two of its airports were attacked and that three people were slightly wounded.
Two airports in Saudi Arabia have been attacked. At least three people were injured in the attacks. The attacks were claimed by the Houthis in neighboring Yemen. The group says that multiple rockets and drones were fired at Saudi Arabia. The attacks targeted the international airports of Jizan and Najran. Both cities are located in the border region with Yemen. In addition to the injured, there was also material damage at the airports. The hea…
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