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Two Saudi airports targeted on Monday as fighting with Yemen's Houthis escalates
Saudi aviation officials said the strikes caused limited damage as the Houthis expanded missile and drone attacks on airports, oil facilities and military sites.
- 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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Three people have been killed in attacks on Saudi airports, the country's civil aviation authorities said on Wednesday, as fighting intensified in Yemen between the Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces. One person was killed and eight wounded in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh, and two were killed and 28 wounded in an attack on facilities at Abha airport, it said in a statement. One o…
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