Overview
- A missile or drone strike wounded several people and forced an evacuation and temporary suspension of flights at King Khalid International Airport on Saturday while authorities assessed damage and casualties.
- Earlier this week separate Houthi strikes on Riyadh and Abha airports killed multiple people, including a Saudia pilot, and damaged aircraft on the ground.
- European aviation regulators, foreign embassies and dozens of carriers have widened warnings or suspended services to Saudi airports because repeated strikes and active air-defence interceptions increase the risk of misidentified civil aircraft and falling debris.
- President Donald Trump said the United States was 'looking at' joining Saudi strikes on the Houthis, and U.S. officials have already provided intelligence and planning support for the Saudi‑backed offensive in Yemen.
- The attacks follow Houthi gains along the Red Sea coast that threaten the Bab al‑Mandeb shipping corridor, disrupting travel, unsettling energy and event planning in Riyadh, and deepening a humanitarian crisis inside Yemen.