At least 12 killed, over 300 injured after strike on Riyadh airport, Saudi officials say

On Saturday, a Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300, marking the deadliest strike against the kingdom in over a decade. This attack, unannounced and coming without prior alerts, was the third in a week targeting Riyadh's airport. The victims comprised four Saudis, two Bangladeshis, and one each from the US, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, and Egypt, according to the Saudi civil aviation authority.

Hospitals were inundated with the injured, many in critical condition. The Saudi-led military coalition vowed retaliation, while the Houthis claimed civilians, including women and children, were killed in the strikes. Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government have reported hundreds of strikes on Houthi targets, while the Houthis say hundreds of civilians died.

All flights were diverted or cancelled, with only a helicopter hovering over the airport. US President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio addressed the incident, with the US embassy urging citizens to avoid the area. The attack exposed vulnerabilities in Saudi defenses amid ongoing conflicts in Yemen and the Red Sea.