12.10.2026 11:05
The Houthis in Yemen targeted King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, for the second time within 24 hours. With the death of a Pakistani national in the latest attack, the death toll from attacks on the airport rose to 14. US President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said they could participate in attacks to be carried out against the Houthis.
Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport was attacked twice by the Houthis in a short period. In the first attack, 13 people died and more than 300 were injured.
A PAKISTANI PERSON DIED IN THE LATEST ATTACK
In the attack carried out by Yemeni Houthis on the airport the previous day, 13 people lost their lives and more than 300 were injured. In the latest Houthi attack on the airport, a person of Pakistani nationality also lost his life, and the total death toll rose to 14.
It was reported that among those killed in the first attack were citizens of Saudi Arabia, India, Bangladesh, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, and the United States. The Saudi Arabian Civil Aviation Authority announced that operations at the airport had been suspended after the first attack.
HOUTHIS CLAIM ATTACK ON ARAMCO AND DAMMAM
The Houthis’ military spokesman, Yahya Saree, claimed in a statement yesterday that in the last 24 hours they had targeted airports in Riyadh and Dammam and energy facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones.
In a separate statement the same day, Saree warned that Saudi airports and airspace outside Mecca and Medina could be targeted.
TRUMP: WE MAY JOIN ATTACKS AGAINST THE HOUTHIS
US President Donald Trump was asked whether Washington would join Saudi Arabia in attacks to be carried out against the Houthis. Trump responded, “We may join. We will see the situation. We have just learned of the latest attack; we will make a decision and act quickly.”
FIGHTING IN YEMEN ESCALATES AGAIN
The attacks took place at a time when fighting in Yemen had escalated again between Saudi-backed government forces and the Houthis, who control much of the country’s northwest. The Houthis argue that they are targeting Saudi Arabia because of its support for government forces in Yemen.