Oct 8, 2026 · 6 min · 5 segments
In today's news, Yemen's Houthis claim a ballistic missile strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed three people, their third claimed attack on the airport this week. Meanwhile, the…
It is the third time this week that the group has claimed to target the airport, the spokesperson of the group said, in what it called a final warning to international airlines to stop flying through Saudi airspace.
The strike comes after Saudi-backed Yemeni's government launched a major counteroffensive against the group, with coalition forces claiming 82 Houthi military targets were destroyed along the Red Sea coast around Mocha.
Some international carriers may suspend or reroute flights through Saudi Arabian airspace in the coming days, regardless of if Riyadh's air defences can continue to perform.
But a return to the pre-2022 truce framework here is unlikely in the near term, with both sides believing they can gain ground.
One of the biggest issues here is the amount of money that this is all costing Saudi Arabia, meaning that it needs to achieve some kind of military victory to reset the status quo and get some kind of truce going.
It's also likely that they want to clear out the Bab al-Mandib Strait before any kind of a peace agreement can be made so they can get back to shipping oil towards China.
It is the third time this week that the group has claimed to target the airport, the spokesperson of the group said, in what it called a final warning to international airlines to stop flying through Saudi airspace.
The strike comes after Saudi-backed Yemeni's government launched a major counteroffensive against the group, with coalition forces claiming 82 Houthi military targets were destroyed along the Red Sea coast around Mocha.
Some international carriers may suspend or reroute flights through Saudi Arabian airspace in the coming days, regardless of if Riyadh's air defences can continue to perform.
But a return to the pre-2022 truce framework here is unlikely in the near term, with both sides believing they can gain ground.
One of the biggest issues here is the amount of money that this is all costing Saudi Arabia, meaning that it needs to achieve some kind of military victory to reset the status quo and get some kind of truce going.
It's also likely that they want to clear out the Bab al-Mandib Strait before any kind of a peace agreement can be made so they can get back to shipping oil towards China.
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