
The United States condemned the attacks launched by the Houthis on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which resulted in the killing of 12 people and the injury of 309 others, including an American citizen, as announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority.
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The Houthi group continues to launch attacks on targets inside Saudi Arabia, including airports and vital installations, in the context of the ongoing conflict in Yemen and regional tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, with Tehran supporting the Houthis according to US and Saudi claims.
On Sunday, the United States condemned the recent attacks launched by the Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthi group against King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which resulted in deaths, including an American citizen.
US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, wrote through his account on the
Rubio added that these attacks show “a blatant disregard for the lives of innocent civilians, and must stop immediately.”
The Houthis launched an attack on King Khalid Airport, and the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority said it resulted in “the death of 12 people, including 4 citizens and 8 residents: two of Bangladeshi nationality, and one each of American, Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian, Palestinian, and Sudanese nationalities.”
The authority added that the attack resulted in the injury of 309 others and they are receiving the necessary health care, “including critical injuries.”
On Thursday, the Houthis announced a new wave of attacks targeting two civilian airports - Riyadh Airport and Najran Airport, near the southern border between Saudi Arabia and Yemen - in addition to the King Khalid Air Base of the Saudi Air Force.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Diplomatic and military pressure will increase on the Houthi group to stop attacks on Saudi targets.
Likely · Within weeks

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, warned that the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia represent a dangerous escalation and a threat to regional security. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed his country’s condemnation of the attacks, while US President Donald Trump said that the United States may join the Saudi strikes on the Houthis. The Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman announced the implementation of more than 1,900 targeting operations on the front lines within 24 hours, resulting in the neutralization of more than 1,150. elements and destroyed 180 vehicles.

US President Donald Trump condemned the Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which resulted in the killing of 12 people, including an American citizen, and described it as unacceptable, indicating that the United States may join the Saudi strikes on the Houthis, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed his country’s condemnation of the Houthi terrorist attacks and stressed that the United States stands with Saudi Arabia.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the Houthi group's attacks on Saudi Arabia, including the targeting of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which resulted in the death of 12 people, including an American citizen, while President Trump said that the United States may join the Saudi strikes on the Houthis after the recent attacks, and Saudi Arabia announced the correction of the conditions of Yemenis residing irregularly through 23 centers in all regions for a period of two months.

US President Donald Trump said that the United States may join Saudi strikes on the Houthi militias after the recent attacks, indicating that he will make a quick decision. This came after the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority announced that King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was subjected to an attack that resulted in injuries and a temporary suspension of operations. In a separate context, the spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces announced the implementation of more than 1,900 targeting operations within 24 hours, which resulted in the neutralization of more than 1,150 personnel and the destruction of 180 vehicles. The Saudi Passports Directorate also began procedures to correct the conditions of irregular Yemenis through 23 centers in various regions for a period of two months, while the UAE announced the rescue of 22 people of Asian nationalities from an oil tanker that caught fire in the waters of the Arabian Gulf.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized the statements of a former Estonian minister who called for the destruction of Russian oil refineries, noting that he held several government positions in Estonia and questioning his right to speak on behalf of the European Union.

The Saudi-led coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen said that the Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and injured 309 others, describing it as a terrorist act and a war crime in accordance with international humanitarian law, stressing that it will be responded firmly and in accordance with international law.