Iran-backed Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Aden airport, tell me about this news today

Early Wednesday, October 7, 2026, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement launched coordinated strikes and claimed multiple new attacks targeting civilian and military infrastructure across southern Yemen and Saudi Arabia:

• Strike on Aden International Airport: Security and local authorities in Aden reported that the Houthis targeted the airport vicinity with two ballistic missiles around 2:00 AM. While no casualties were reported, Yemen’s Human Rights Ministry stated that one missile struck near the runway shortly before a commercial flight from Cairo was scheduled to land. The flight landed safely, but officials strongly condemned the strike as a direct endangerment of civilian air traffic and ground passengers.

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• Claims of Attacks on Saudi Arabia: Houthi military spokespersons claimed drone and missile attacks directed at targets inside Saudi Arabia, including Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Earlier in the day, the Saudi-led coalition stated it had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile fired toward the southern Saudi city of Khamis Mushait.

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• Broader Context: These cross-border and regional strikes come amid intensified fighting on the ground, where Yemeni government forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition have been mounting counter-offensives to push back recent Houthi advances along the western coast and near the Bab el-Mandeb shipping corridor.

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