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Saudi energy minister vows serious response to Houthi attacks on airports and facilities
Overview
Saudi Arabia's energy minister, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman, has promised a serious response following deadly Houthi attacks on Saudi airports and oil and gas facilities. Recent strikes on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport resulted in fatalities, including a Pakistani man and 13 others in separate incidents. The Houthi movement stated the attacks were in retaliation for Saudi aggression in Yemen, where a civil war has been ongoing since 2014.
Key points
- Saudi Arabia's energy minister vowed a serious response to deadly Houthi attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities.
- A Pakistani man was killed in an attack on a terminal at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, following an earlier strike that killed 13 people.
- The Houthi movement stated the attacks retaliated against Saudi aggression in areas they control in western Yemen.
- A Houthi-run health ministry reported a child was killed and six others injured in a Saudi air strike in Sanaa.
- The wider conflict in Yemen intensified after a four-year informal ceasefire began to unravel, leading to increased Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi infrastructure.