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Netanyahu condemns Houthi attack on Riyadh airport that killed 12
A Houthi missile struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 300.
The dead included people from several countries, among them four Saudi citizens.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack and offered condolences to the victims’ families.
The Houthis are fighting Yemen’s internationally recognized government, which Saudi Arabia supports.
The attack came after the Houthis captured parts of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline in a major offensive last month.
It was described as the deadliest attack on Saudi soil in more than a decade and a sharp escalation in the Yemen war.
The airport terminal was closed after the strike, and another attack was reported there on Sunday evening.
A Houthi missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300 on Saturday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack on Sunday and expressed condolences to the victims’ families.
The attack was described as the deadliest on Saudi soil in more than a decade.
The airport terminal struck on Saturday had been closed since the attack, and another attack hit it on Sunday evening.
The dead included people from Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Palestine, the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Sudan.
- Who
- The Houthis carried out the attack. At least 12 people were killed and more than 300 injured.
- What
- A missile struck King Khalid International Airport. Netanyahu condemned the attack.
- When
- The deadly attack took place on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Netanyahu issued his statement on Sunday, October 11.
- Where
- King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Not stated
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I condemn in the strongest possible terms the horrific terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
I heard a very loud noise, so loud that I felt the airport shake
A Houthi missile attack on King Khalid International Airport killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300.
Netanyahu condemned the attack and extended condolences to the victims’ families.
Another attack struck the same terminal, which had been closed since Saturday’s strike.
- Deaths
- At least 12
- Injuries
- More than 300
- Location
- King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh
- Attack date
- Saturday, October 10, 2026
- Condemnation
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
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