Houthis Kill Three in Attacks on Saudi Airports, Officials Say

What changed

Three people were killed and 36 wounded in attacks on Abha International Airport and Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on 6–7 October.

Saudi authorities said two people died at Abha, near the Yemen border, and one at King Khalid in the capital. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed responsibility, saying ballistic missiles and drones were used. The Houthis also claimed an attack on Aden airport in Yemen.

Why it matters

The Yemen war is no longer contained on one side of the border. It has reached two Saudi airports, including the main airport serving the capital, while the Saudi-led coalition says it has struck more than 80 Houthi military sites across four Yemeni governorates.

The human cost is already crossing national lines. The dead included Moroccan and Algerian women at Abha and a Sudanese man at King Khalid. More than 200,000 people have been displaced by the latest escalation, according to the United Nations.

The timing and responsibility for the individual strikes have not been independently confirmed, and the scale and duration of the renewed fighting remain unclear. But the pattern is plain: Houthi territorial gains near the Bab al-Mandab Strait have been followed by attacks on aviation infrastructure, and Saudi retaliation is widening the battlefield.