At least 13 people were killed in two strikes on Riyadh\u2019s King Khalid International Airport over the weekend<\/p>\n
Saudi Arabia\u2019s aviation regulator has extended the closure of the kingdom\u2019s main airport following two deadly strikes over the weekend, as Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels continued launching missiles at the country.
\nThe kingdom\u2019s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced on Monday that the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh had been extended. Several airlines, including Flydubai, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, and Air India, have canceled flights to and from Riyadh.
\nHouthi strikes on the airport on Saturday left 12 people dead, including four Saudi nationals, and more than 300 injured. Another attack the following day killed a Pakistani national and injured 11 others.
\nThe Houthis, an Iranian-backed Shiite group, have described the strikes as \u201cdeterrence operations,\u201d accusing Saudi Arabia of maintaining an illegal \u201csiege\u201d of the parts of Yemen under their control.
\nEarly on Tuesday, General Turki Al-Malki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, said coalition forces had intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles launched toward Khamis Mushait, a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
\nVideos posted on social media reportedly show Saudi air defenses launching interceptors into the sky.<\/p>\n
Footage from earlier shows Saudi PAC-3 interceptors being launched to engage incoming Ansar Allah (Houthi) ballistic missiles over Riyadh.<\/p>\n
If it weren’t for the Bangladeshis, we wouldn’t have any footage of this xD https:\/\/t.co\/RSD3FcdmQg\u2014 OSINTWarfare (@OSINTWarfare) October 12, 2026<\/p>\n
The latest escalation in Yemen\u2019s civil war, which began in 2014, was triggered by a Houthi offensive last month. In a rapid advance, the rebels captured the strategic port of Mokha and Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital shipping route connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. The territorial gains prompted the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government to launch a counteroffensive aimed at retaking the lost territory.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: Houthis vow retaliation if US joins Saudi campaign (VIDEO)<\/p>\n
The Houthis, who control Yemen\u2019s capital Sanaa, reported new gains in the Taiz province on Monday during heavy fighting with government troops.<\/p>\n
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The group said Saudi Arabia conducted nearly 120 airstrikes over the last 24 hours, targeting civilians in Sanaa and elsewhere.\u00a0 At least 385 people have been killed or wounded by Saudi strikes since September 3, many of them women and children, according to the Houthi health authorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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