Houthi Attacks on Saudi Airports Kill 3 Amid Escalating War in Yemen

Houthi supporters take part in an armed rally against the involvement of Turkey and Pakistan with Saudi Arabia in backing Yemeni government forces in Sanaa, Yemen, on Oct.

7, 2026. —Mohammed Mohammed—Xinhua/Getty Images The Iran-aligned Houthi rebels said they launched another strike on Riyadh’s main airport, after earlier attacks on Saudi Arabia killed three and injured 36.

The Houthis said they targeted King Khalid International Airport on Thursday, soon after an attack on the airport killed one person and wounded eight.

Saudi Arabia has not confirmed Thursday’s attack.

Another two people were killed and 28 wounded in an attack on Abha International Airport, the country’s civil aviation authorities said on Wednesday.

The earlier attacks happened on Tuesday and Wednesday, although the authorities did not specify the date of each.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for those strikes.

On Thursday, Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree warned airlines “for the last time” not to continue their flights in Saudi airspace, calling it a “theater” for Houthi military operations.

A Saudi-led coalition said late on Wednesday that the attacks “will not go unpunished.” It said it had destroyed 82 Houthi military sites across Saada, Hodeidah, Jawf, and Marib in Yemen.

The rebel group has carried out a series of attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia since Yemen’s government forces launched a major offensive aimed at recapturing key territory around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that had been seized by the Houthis .

Yemeni forces, supported by Saudi airstrikes, said they had reached Mokha on Monday and driven the Houthis back from the strait, although the Houthis dispute those claims.

The fighting has revived the yearslong civil war in Yemen that created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises .

More than 200,000 people have been displaced since the latest exchange of fire began in June, the International Organization for Migration said on Wednesday.

The Saudi-led coalition accuses Iran of arming and funding the Houthis, which both Iran and the rebel group deny.