NewzAir strikes were reported by Houthi-aligned media on Houthi-held territories including Sanaa international airport. The Saudi-led coalition condemned an earlier attack that caused civilian casualties and incurred fatalities from different nationalities. Houthi spokesperson warned against the use of Saudi airspace by airlines, asserting their military strategy.
The conflict between the two sides has escalated, leading to significant civilian impacts and suffering. Repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid Airport reveal the limitations of even high-tech air defences. CAIRO (AP) — The escalation in fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen continued Sunday as the rebels said the airport under their control in Sanaa had been struck again.
They blamed the Saudis but provided no details.The accusation, aired by a Houthi-held broadcaster, came a day after the Saudi-led coalition fighting the rebels accused them of another deadly missile attack on the Riyadh international airport that killed 12 people and injured over 300, some of them critically.Saudi Arabia on Sunday kept the Riyadh airport closed and moved schools in the capital online as the Houthis threatened new strikes across the kingdom.Saturday’s strike on King Khalid International Airport — the third deadly one in a week there — heightened the war between the Houthis and the kingdom and further complicated efforts to halt the U.S.-Iran war.U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was considering whether to join Saudi strikes against the rebels, a scenario that could prompt the Houthis to halt shipping through a crucial waterway and further restrict the flow of oil out of the Persian Gulf.Earlier Sunday, the Houthi-run health ministry reported that a child was killed and six people wounded in a suspected Saudi airstrike on a house in Sanaa.There was no immediate comment from Saudi authorities on the claims.The ministry also said 91 Yemenis have been killed and 168 injured by the Saudi-led coalition in five weeks. It said that 60% of those killed were women and children.Riyadh shutters airport, schools as Houthis threaten more strikesThe kingdom said schools in the capital would hold classes online until the end of the week.
Meanwhile, authorities extended an ongoing airport closure until at least 9 p.m. Sunday, according to Flightradar24.While the Houthis did not immediately claim responsibility for Saturday's attack, they have acknowledged targeting Saudi airports and oil installations in the past.Brig. Yahya Saree, the group's military spokesperson, warned “all airlines, experts, employees, workers and travellers against using Saudi airports and airspace, as they are vulnerable to attack and have become a theatre of operations for our forces." He wrote on X that airports in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina were exempt.The latest attack on the Saudi airport drew condemnations from Arab countries, including Iraq, Lebanon and Syri…
Air strikes reported on Yemen’s Sanaa airport Houthi-affiliated media reported on Sunday an attack on Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport that it said was carried out by Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, it also reported that the Harf Sufyan district in the governorate of Amran, north of the Houthi-held capital of Sanaa was targeted with seven air strikes. There has been no comment from the Saudi-led coalition.
This comes after Houthi attacks on a number of airports in Saudi Arabia over the last week, including its capital city of Riyadh.
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