Yemeni government forces strike runway at Sanaa airport as fighting resumes

In July, Yemeni government forces hit the runway at Sanaa International Airport to stop an Iranian plane carrying a Houthi delegation from landing, marking a renewal of hostilities between Saudi Arabia and the Iran‑backed Houthis after years of relative calm.

The renewed fighting follows a 2022 UN‑brokered truce that had reduced cross‑border attacks, and it occurs amid broader conflict along Yemen's Red Sea coast and the Bab el‑Mandeb Strait, where the Houthis now control much of northern and western Yemen.