Saudi-Houthi war LIVE: Houthis hit Riyadh airport again, injuries reported; Dammam airport, Aramco sites also struck

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: US President Donald Trump on Saturday condemned the deadly missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. He called the attack “not acceptable” after Saudi authorities said at least 12 people were killed and 309 others injured.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he would soon speak with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “What happened in Saudi Arabia’s not acceptable,” Trump said. “I will be speaking” with the crown prince.

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Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Here is what happened in the past 24 hours between Saudi and the Houthis:

• Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport came under airstrike on Saturday, second attack in two days. Twelve people were killed and 300 injured.
• As Saudi accused Houthis of the attack, the Houthi fighters warned of more strikes across Saudi, while the Saudi-led coalition vowed to fight back.
• On Sunday, Houthis alleged that Saudi had attacked Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport. Hours later, the Houthi launched another round of offensives against Saudi, targetting the Riyadh airport again. It also claimed attacks on Dammam airport and Aramco sites in the eastern province.

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said a man from Hyderabad was killed and three of his family members were injured in the attack on Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia.

“The family is from Mehdipatnam in Hyderabad,” he said in a post on X.

“Mohammad Yousuf Ali died and a son of his is undergoing knee surgery, while another son is in the hospital with three of his toes cut off.

Yousuf Ali’s daughter and wife are safe and his aunt, who was travelling with them, and suffered injuries to the head is out of danger,” he said.

Owaisi said he is in touch with Yousuf’s brother in law in Riyadh and the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy in Riyadh has assured him that the victims were being taken care of.

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: According to an official statement shared by Houthi military spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree on Telegram, the group framed the cross-border strikes as direct retaliation for recent coalition bombardment, stating, “In response to the brutal Saudi aggression against our country and our people, which launched 124 airstrikes in the past 24 hours, targeting the capital Sana’a and the governorates of Taiz, Ma’rib, Al-Jawf, Hajjah, Al-Hudaydah, and Sa’dah, bringing the total number of airstrikes since the beginning of the escalation against our country up to 2,058, committing massacres against our people, the majority of whose victims are women and children.”

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Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: The Houthis struck Saudi’s King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh again on Sunday, its second attack within 24 hours and third this week, when a projectile hit Terminal 4 and ignited a fire, following a devastating assault a day earlier that left 12 people dead and over 300 injured.

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Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday expressed grief over the killing of an Indian national in Riyadh airport attack. “Deeply grieved at the loss of life of an Indian national in the Riyadh attack. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. The Embassy will extend all possible assistance,” Jaishankar wrote on X.

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: One Indian national has been killed in Riyadh airport attack on Saturday. “It is learnt that one Indian national injured in the Riyadh attack has unfortunately lost his life today. We convey our heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased. We are in touch with the family and will provide all support for ensuring the early repatriation of mortal remains,” MEA said on Sunday.

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Saudi aviation authority has said that injuries have been reported after Houthi strike targeted Riyadh’s King Khalid International airport on Sunday.

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: The explosion was followed by a violent tremor that shook Riyadh airport, sending terrified passengers scrambling for safety as panic and chaos swept through the terminals.

“I heard a very loud noise, so loud that I felt the airport shake,” a 32-year-old Riyadh resident told AFP a day after the deadly strike that Saudi Arabia blamed on the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

“The airport alarm sirens went off, and that’s when the panic started.”

People spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity due to the harsh measures Saudi authorities have threatened against those who speak out about strikes.

“People who were in Terminal 3 started running towards us. Some had blood covering their faces,” recounted the 32-year-old.

“Some had lost a hand or an arm. People were running while carrying injured people, covered in blood.”

“My blood ran cold. I didn’t know where to go or what to do.”

Security personnel escorted him and other passengers to a lower floor, where they waited for an hour before being allowed to leave the scene.

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Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Saudi Arabia said it temporarily suspended operations at the Riyadh airport Saturday after an “enemy” attack as air traffic was disrupted for the third time this week amid an intensifying conflict with Yemen’s Houthis.

Saudi civil aviation authorities said there were a number of injuries and that operations would remain suspended while the damage was being assessed.

The US warned its citizens to avoid the airport in the Saudi capital. The UK described the latest incident as “serious” and airlines including Kuwait’s national carrier scrapped flights.

Some 260 flights to and from Riyadh were canceled Saturday and another 219 were delayed, according to data from air traffic monitor Flightradar24.

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Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Houthis say Dammam airport, Aramco sites attacked as well

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Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility in a televised speech for Saturday’s attack on Riyadh’s international airport that killed 12 people and wounded more than 300 others.

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Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: India on Sunday strongly condemned repeated attacks by Houthi rebels on the international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital, including the latest strike that killed a dozen people and injured 11 Indians, and called for an immediate end to civilian infrastructure across the region.

The Indian side also expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia in the defence of the country’s sovereignty against the backdrop of an escalation in attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels as the war in West Asia expands. This was the third attack on the King Khalid international airport over the past week.

“We strongly condemn the repeated attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport over the past few days, including the dastardly attack on October 10, which have led to loss of lives, injuries and damage to property,” the external affairs ministry said in a statement that did not name anyone for the attacks.

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: After Saturday’s attack on Riyadh airport, US President Donald Trump said he was evaluating whether the U.S. should join Saudi strikes against the Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen.

“We may. We’re going to look at it,” Trump said of intervening. “We just found out about the recent attack. So we’ll make a decision. We move very quickly.”

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Two blasts were heard in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday, AFP journalists and three residents said, a day after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis attacked the city’s airport, killing 12 people and wounding hundreds.

AFP journalists heard a powerful explosion in central Riyadh, while three residents in the city’s north later reported hearing another blast.

The cause of the explosions was not immediately clear.

“The birds went into a frenzy after the sound. The whole house shook,” a resident in Al-Aarid neighbourhood in northern Riyadh told AFP.

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Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Day after an alleged Houthi attack on Riyadh airport left 12 dead, Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport has reportedly come under attack on Sunday.

Yemen’s Houthi-run Al ​Masirah TV accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the attack on the airport in the capital city, Reuters reported.

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Houthi on Sunday threatened new attacks on the Saudi airports, except for the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, warning passengers not to travel.

“The airports and airspace are exposed to targeting and constitute a theatre of operations for our forces,” military spokesman Yahya Saree wrote on X.

The strike came in a week when the group intensified its attacks on the Saudi capital’s King Khalid International Airport, where three people were also killed on Thursday, as well as other key targets in the world’s top crude oil exporter.

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces in Yemen said the kingdom’s main airport in Riyadh was hit by an unknown projectile on Sunday, causing a fire.

A passenger terminal at the King Khalid airport was struck, the coalition said.

The extent of damages were unclear at the time of the statement’s release, as was the origin of the attack.

via Bloomberg

The Riyadh airport remains shut day after an attack killed 12 people and wounded more than 300 others.

Saudi Houthi war news LIVE: Saudi-led coalition said on Sunday that it thwarted an attack on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh as a cruise missile was shot down.