Houthi airport attacks Saudis report injuries

Oct 5

Saudi Arabia says three people were injured in the latest airport attacks since fighting with Yemen's Houthis reignited. The rebels claim missile and drone attacks, with a military leader describing a strategy of deterring Saudi air traffic. Fox reports Saudi leaders asking the United States to help attack Houthi positions. The claims remain attributed; no precise attack date or airports are supplied.

DD India reports Houthi attacks on Jazan's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport and Najran International Airport on Monday evening, October 5, injuring three people and causing limited damage. Saudi civil-aviation authorities assess the damage and take passenger and staff safety measures. The attacks are reported amid the Saudi-backed Yemeni counteroffensive; no independent damage assessment is supplied. Fox's October 6 bulletin reports the Saudi civil-aviation account of three injuries in attacks on two southern airports, within the same counteroffensive context. It attributes Iran's armament support to U.S. officials and recalls repeated Houthi launches; it does not name the airports or provide independent casualty evidence.