Two Saudi airports targeted on Monday as fighting with Yemen's Houthis escalates
- 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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3 killed, 36 injured in Houthi attacks on Abha, King Khalid airports: Saudi GACA - The Tribune
Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport were targeted in two separate attacks on October 6 and 7, resulting in a total of three fatalities and 36 injuries, Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said.
Attacks on Saudi airports kill three people, as fighting escalates in Yemen
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.
Deadly attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi airports highlight widening fallout from Yemen conflict
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi airports killing three people and injuring 36 others this week, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said Wednesday, as the conflict in Yemen increasingly spills across the border into the kingdom. In a statement, GACA said Abha International Airport, near the Yemen
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