Houthis Claim Additional Missile Attack on Saudi Airport, Warn Entire Saudi Airspace Targeted

Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed on the 8th (local time) that they carried out an additional ballistic missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh.

If the rebels' claims are true, this marks another airport attack following the strikes on Saudi airports on the 6th and 7th that resulted in dozens of casualties.

The Houthi rebels further warned that all of Saudi airspace, excluding the Islamic holy sites of Mecca and Medina, could become targets for military operations, according to Reuters.

Earlier, Saudi civil aviation authorities stated that King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha International Airport were attacked on the 6th and 7th, leaving a total of 3 people dead and 36 injured.

While the aviation authority did not mention the perpetrators or the specific nature of the attacks, Yahya Saree, a spokesperson for the Houthi rebels, claimed that the rebels launched ballistic missiles and drones toward King Khalid International Airport.

The Houthi rebels also previously claimed that on the 5th, they attacked King Khalid International Airport, the Aramco oil refinery in the western coastal city of Rabigh, Abha Airport in the southwest, the nearby Khamis Mushait air base, and military facilities in the Asir, Najran, and Jazan regions.

As the Yemeni government forces and the Saudi-led coalition declared the "Dawn of Yemen" operation on the 4th to recapture territory controlled by the Houthis and launched a large-scale offensive, the Houthis appear to be continuing a fierce counterattack.
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