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Saudi strike near Sanaa prompts Houthi missile barrage on Saudi cities
The Saudi air force struck a fuel depot near Sanaa, and the Houthis responded by firing missiles at several Saudi cities, including Riyadh and Dammam. In Dhahran, a Saudi Aramco administrative building partly burned after Saudi forces intercepted a missile over the city. The Houthis also said they targeted Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport for a third day running.
Why it matters
Attacks on Saudi airports and Aramco facilities threaten the world's largest oil exporter and air travel across the Gulf.
Background
Yemen's Houthi movement has controlled Sanaa since 2014. A Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015 to back Yemen's internationally recognised government, and cross-border missile and air attacks 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
- Al Jazeera ↗October 13, 2026
- BBC News ↗October 13, 2026
- Reuters ↗October 12, 2026
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