Overview
- A rocket struck the complex housing domestic terminals 3 and 4 at King Khalid International Airport on Sunday, killing at least 12 people and wounding roughly 300, and the airport was temporarily closed.
- Saudi authorities and the Saudi-led coalition blamed the Iran-backed Houthi movement for the strike, calling it the deadliest of multiple attacks on the airport that week.
- Saudi officials said the dead included citizens of Saudi Arabia, the United States, Bangladesh, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, underscoring the attack's civilian toll.
- President Donald Trump condemned the strike and warned the United States could 'very quickly' join strikes against the Houthis, signaling a possible shift toward direct U.S. military involvement.
- The attack comes as Houthi forces press offensives in southern Yemen and target Saudi infrastructure, a dynamic that risks disrupting shipping at the Bab-el-Mandeb choke point and worsening humanitarian conditions in Yemen.