Houthis claim Saudi strikes Saree warns airlines

Oct 5–6

CCTV attributes to Yahya Saree's October 5 statement three missile/drone operations against Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, Aramco's Rabigh refinery, Abha airport, King Khalid Air Base, the Aqifa camp and other targets, with claimed aviation disruption and a refinery fire. The statement calls this retaliation for sixty Saudi air/missile strikes in the preceding twenty-four hours. Saree directly warns airlines to stop using Saudi airspace, excluding Mecca and Medina, and disclaims consequences. CCTV says Saudi Arabia had not responded and a CMG reporter heard Riyadh explosions on October 5 evening and early October 6. Strike success and damage remain attributed claims.

CCTV reports Riyadh explosions from the evening of October 5 into early October 6 and Houthi claims of missile/drone strikes on King Khalid International Airport, Aramco's Rabigh refinery, Abha International Airport and the Aqifa military camp, together with a Saudi-airspace operational-zone declaration. Vremya's October 6 report describes King Khalid Airport as on fire, attributes airport attacks to Houthi missiles and drones and carries Saree's direct airline warning excluding Mecca and Medina. These are source claims; named damage and responsibility are not independently verified. Vremya's separately described Abha attack has unresolved timing and is not assumed identical to the overnight Abha claim because October 5 and 6 claims both exist.