Two Saudi airports targeted on Monday as fighting with Yemen's Houthis escalates
The Saudi aviation authority said the attacks caused limited damage as government forces pressed a counteroffensive and hostilities with the Houthis escalated.
- King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jazan and Najran International Airport were targeted in two separate drone and missile attacks on Monday evening, injuring three people and causing minor material damage.
- The strikes coincide with a major ground offensive launched by Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces aimed at retaking territory from Houthi rebels, prompting intensified Saudi coalition airstrikes across Yemen.
- Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed broader responsibility for a series of coordinated operations, asserting the group also launched strikes against King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and an Aramco facility in Rabigh.
- Houthi authorities issued a formal warning advising commercial airlines that Saudi Arabian airspace—excluding pilgrimage sites in Mecca and Medina—is no longer safe and will serve as an active military operational zone.
- Saudi civil aviation authorities confirmed safety protocols and damage assessments are underway at regional facilities, while international aviation regulators have re-issued conflict zone safety advisories across the region.
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SAUDI ARABIA SAYS THREE INJURED AS HOUTHI ATTACKS HIT JAZAN AND NAJRAN AIRPORTS
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority says two southern airports were struck Monday night and three people were injured, amid a renewed escalation with Yemen's Houthi rebels. Next News Network could not independently verify the claims.
On Tuesday, the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority announced three injuries due to exposure.
Two Saudi airports hit in attacks; minimal damage, 3 injured
Riyadh: Two airports were targeted in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan and Najran provinces in separate attacks on Monday evening, October 5, causing three minor injuries and material damage, the General Authority of Civil Aviation said on Tuesday, October 6. Emergency first responders reached the sites and transported the injured to the hospital for medical care. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jassim al-Budaiwi strongly condemned the atta…
Saudi Arabia says 2 airports were hit in renewed fighting with Houthis and other Mideast news – WTOP News
Saudi Arabia said three people were injured in the latest attacks on its airports since fighting with Yemen’s Houthi rebels reignited. Meanwhile, Palestinian health officials said an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed one person. Nearly three years after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, conflict in the Middle East has persisted almost without...
In Saudi Arabia, three people were injured as a result of the attacks on the airports and the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority reported. "The King Abdul-Aziz International Airport and Najran International Airport were hit on Monday night, 5 October 2026," says the report.
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