Overview
- Houthi forces continued offensive operations on Thursday, October 15, claiming a strike on a military headquarters at Aden’s Al‑Maachiq palace while Yemeni government forces reported ballistic missile attacks on Marib.
- Saudi authorities say the group has carried out sustained attacks on Saudi soil, including repeated strikes on Riyadh’s international airport that forced its closure after deadly hits this month.
- Riyadh has publicly accused Iran of encouraging and supplying the Houthis, and the Saudi‑led coalition reports frequent interceptions of missiles and attack drones targeting Saudi cities and energy sites.
- The European Union announced the postponement of the planned 24 October EU–Gulf summit in Riyadh because of the security deterioration, and other international events in Saudi Arabia have been delayed or canceled.
- Humanitarian agencies warn that fighting and blockades have cut access to roughly 800,000 people in Yemen, overloaded hospitals with a surge of war casualties, and disrupted hydrocarbon shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el‑Mandeb, raising wider economic and civilian risks.