“Attacks on civilians have not and will not go unaccounted for.” The “coalition” announces launching strikes on “Houthi military targets.”

The “Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen,” headed by Saudi Arabia, announced on Wednesday that it had struck “military targets” in several Yemeni governorates belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi group.

Coalition forces spokesman Turki Al-Maliki announced that “the brutal attacks by the terrorist Houthi militia on civilians and civilian objects in the Kingdom, the latest of which was the targeting of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha International Airport, have not and will not go unaccounted for,” according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

Al-Maliki said: “Therefore, the joint forces of the coalition carried out a comprehensive attack that included the destruction of a total of 82 legitimate military targets belonging to the terrorist Houthi militia in the governorates of Saada, Al-Hudaydah, Al-Jawf, and Ma’rib. The group of targets included sources of threat to ballistic missiles with 11 ballistic missile depots in mountainous areas in Saada, command and control centers, communications systems, missile and weapons depots, and group headquarters.” "Houthi terrorist."

On Wednesday, the General Authority of Civil Aviation in Saudi Arabia revealed the death toll from the targeting of Abha and King Khalid airports on Tuesday and Wednesday.

This came in a statement by the Authority, which stated: “During Tuesday and Wednesday, 25 and 26 Rabi’ al-Akhir 1448 AH, corresponding to October 6 and 7, 2026 AD, Abha and King Khalid International Airports were subjected to two attacks that targeted their facilities. The emergency teams and competent authorities began dealing with the two attacks immediately after they occurred in accordance with approved procedures and plans.”

She continued: “The blatant attack on Abha International Airport resulted in two deaths of two residents of Moroccan and Algerian nationalities - may God have mercy on them - and (28) injuries to two citizens and two residents of Bangladeshi and Filipino nationalities. And a resident of Pakistani nationality, whose injuries ranged from minor to severe.”

She added: "All the injured were immediately transferred to the hospital to receive the necessary medical care. The two attacks resulted in some material damage. The authority is working - in continuous integration and coordination with the relevant security authorities - to assess the damage and take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of travelers and workers, and to maintain the security and safety of the civil aviation system in the Kingdom."

It is noteworthy that the Houthi group announced the targeting of airports in Saudi Arabia, while the spokesman for the “Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen” announced “the destruction of the missile platforms from which the attack on the capital, Riyadh, was launched.”