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Houthi strikes on Saudi airports kill at least 13
The Houthis said they hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with a ballistic missile for a third straight day, and also targeted King Fahd International Airport in Dammam. An Indian national injured in an earlier strike died, bringing the reported death toll to 13, and Riyadh's skies were reported largely empty.
Why it matters
Repeated strikes on the Gulf's largest capital airports disrupt international aviation and raise the risk of a wider regional war in a major oil-producing region.
Background
The Houthis, an armed movement controlling much of northern Yemen including Sanaa, have fought a Saudi-led coalition since 2015. Cross-border missile and drone attacks on Saudi territory have recurred throughout the conflict.
The story so far
- Houthi missiles hit Najran and Jizan airports in Saudi Arabia
- Houthis claim missile attacks on several Saudi airports
- Houthis claim attacks on Saudi airports, three civilians killed
- Houthi missile hits Riyadh airport terminal, killing 12
- Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 13
- Houthi strikes on Saudi airports kill at least 13
- Saudi strike near Sanaa prompts Houthi missile barrage on Saudi cities
- Saudi Arabia strikes near Sanaa; Houthi missiles target Saudi cities
- UK to deploy Typhoon jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
- Houthis claim attacks on Saudi airports; Taiz strikes kill civilians
- Saudi strikes reported at Hodeidah; Houthis threaten Aramco
- Saudi-led strikes in Yemen reportedly kill 20
- Taiz market attack kills about 30 as sides trade blame
- Houthis issue passage permits by email in Red Sea
Sources
- Reuters ↗October 12, 2026
- Sky News ↗October 11, 2026
- Reuters ↗October 11, 2026
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