Houthi militants launch air attacks on Riyadh airport and Rabigh refinery
The Houthi movement in Yemen carried out air attacks on King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, a Saudi oil refinery in Rabigh and other southern Saudi targets using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones, and warned international airlines to avoid Saudi airspace.
Targets and weapons
The attacks were directed at King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, an Aramco refinery in Rabigh and additional locations in southern Saudi Arabia. The Houthi movement employed ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones in the operations.
Coalition response
The Saudi‑led coalition reported destroying Houthi weapons, mines and boats in the port city of Hodeida, Yemen.
Operational details
One hundred fighter jets participated in the attacks at dawn.
A 60‑day ceasefire expired the previous month.
Government forces carried out over 1,000 attacks.