A second air strike hit Saudi Arabia’s capital airport this weekend, forcing an evacuation at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh after an explosive blast.
Eyewitness reports and Reuters confirmed that more than a dozen ambulances rushed to the scene, while the airport urged passengers to confirm flight status with airlines.
The raids are the most recent of a pattern of attacks by Yemen’s Iran‑backed Houthi movement, which blamed Saudi support for Yemeni government forces for the strikes. The incidents come as the conflict between Houthi rebels and a Saudi‑led coalition escalates after the Houthis seized key stretches of the Red Sea coast and the port of Mokha, a critical chokepoint for global shipping. A temporary ceasefire brokered in 2022 has largely unravelled, with the Houthis launching a “maritime embargo” and a series of drone and missile attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities and tankers in retaliation for the continued blockade and air strikes near Sanaa.