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Houthi attacks on Saudi airports

Yemen-based Houthi rebels have carried out a series of strikes targeting airports in Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, causing deaths, injuries, flight suspensions and mass cancellations. Saudi Arabia has confirmed some casualties and suspended operations at Riyadh airport, while the Houthis have claimed additional missile strikes. The attacks come amid intensified fighting between the Houthis and a Saudi-backed coalition.

4 story threads Coverage through 10 Oct 2026
Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Airport Attacked Again, After Days of Houthi Strikes
Where things stand

Current state

Saudi Arabia has suspended operations at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport after a 10 October Houthi attack caused multiple injuries and diverted flights, the latest in a week of repeated rebel strikes on Saudi airports that have killed at least three people and wounded 36.

4 sources · 7 reports · Updated 10 Oct 2026

Development

What changed

Saudi Arabia reopened Riyadh airport on 9 October after earlier Houthi attacks, then suspended operations again following a 10 October attack that caused multiple injuries and diverted flights.

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Developments

  1. Key development

    On 10 October, another Houthi attack on Riyadh airport caused multiple injuries and diverted flights, prompting Saudi authorities to suspend operations.

    2 sources · 10 Oct 2026
  2. Key development

    Saudi Arabia reopened Riyadh airport on 9 October after the earlier Houthi attacks.

    1 source · 9 Oct 2026
  3. Key development

    Houthi strikes on Abha and Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed at least three people and wounded 36, according to Saudi officials.

    3 sources · 8 Oct 2026
  4. Key development

    The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed the ballistic missile launch platform used to attack Riyadh.

    1 source · 8 Oct 2026
Coverage now

Current story coverage

Saudi Arabia suspends operations at Riyadh airport after an attack causes multiple injuries Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport has already been targeted multiple times this week amid intensified fighting between Yemen-based Houthi rebels and a Saudi-backed coalition. 2 sources · 3h ago
Coverage history

Earlier coverage

  1. Houthi Attacks on Riyadh Airport Leave 3 Dead, Saudi Arabia Says The escalating violence has brought the conflict in Yemen to the doorstep of the Saudi capital, and the kingdom has no easy options to curtail the increasingly sophisticated and targeted strikes.
  2. Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport as airlines suspend flights to Saudi capital Saudi Arabia has not commented on claims, but confirmed three killed in airport strikes earlier this week Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis say they have struck Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh ⁠airport with a ballistic missile, badly damaging a plane and leading some airlines to suspend flights to the capital. The group provided no evidence, and Saudi Arabia did not immediately comment on the claim. Continue reading...
  3. Houthi Attacks on Saudi Airports Prompt Mass Cancellations The Saudi authorities said they intercepted two missiles targeting Riyadh, a day after they said Houthi strikes on airports in the kingdom killed three people.