One killed, 11 injured in Houthi attack on Riyadh international airport

On October 11, Houthi rebels launched an attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, resulting in one death and 11 injuries, according to the Associated Press. The projectile hit a passenger terminal, prompting the closure of the airport since October 10. Saudi authorities confirmed that a Pakistani national perished in the assault.

The Houthi group claimed responsibility for the strike on the rebel-controlled Yemeni capital of Sanaa earlier the same day, attributing it to Saudi Arabia. On October 11, Al-Masirah TV, a Houthis-operated channel, reported additional strikes in Sanaa, which resulted in two deaths and six injuries. Several airlines have suspended flights to Saudi airports, and some embassies have issued warnings to citizens regarding the security risks associated with traveling through Saudi airspace, following multiple Houthi warnings about the use of Saudi airspace by the rebels.

The attack on Saudi Arabia occurred just a day after a missile strike on the same airport, claiming 13 lives and causing 300 injuries, marking the deadliest assault in a Gulf Arab nation since the onset of the Iran war. These attacks unfolded amidst the growing tensions between Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed forces, following a significant early October offensive by a coalition led by Riyadh to reclaim territories along the Red Sea coast.

On October 7, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels carried out attacks on two airports in southern Saudi Arabia, causing three injuries.