Houthis declare Saudi airports targets and urge airlines to cancel flights

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  Yemen’s Houthi movement declared Saudi airports and airspace targets for strikes, with the exception of airports in Mecca and Medina.

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  The group’s military spokesman Yahya Saria urged airlines, staff and travelers not to use them.

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  Saria said Riyadh would be held responsible for the consequences of failed attempts to intercept missiles and drones.

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  The warning followed an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that Saudi authorities said killed at least 12 people and injured 309.

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  The Houthis claimed responsibility for an attack on the airport on October 8, the first there since tensions escalated.

Who

Yemen’s Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, and its military spokesman Yahya Saria.

What

The Houthis declared Saudi airports and airspace targets for strikes and urged airlines to cancel flights to Saudi Arabia. They excluded airports in Mecca and Medina from the warning.

When

October 11, 2026.

Where

Saudi Arabia.

Why

Saria said the warning would remain in place until the Houthis’ goals were achieved. He linked it to the movement’s principle of “airport for airport, blockade for blockade, and escalation for escalation.

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