Saudi Arabia Announces Destruction of Houthi Ballistic Missile Launch Platform After Riyadh Attack

The Saudi-led Arab coalition announced that it had destroyed a ballistic missile launch platform used in an attack targeting the Saudi capital, Riyadh, just hours after announcing the interception and destruction of another Houthi ballistic missile north of Riyadh.

Saudi authorities reported deaths and injuries resulting from attacks that struck a number of airports in the kingdom, in a fresh escalation of what has come to be described as the "war of the airports" between the coalition and the Houthi group, which controls large areas of Yemen.

Saudi authorities have not yet specified exact casualty figures or the extent of the damage caused by the attacks, while the Houthi group has so far issued no official comment on the destruction of the launch platform announced by the coalition.

These developments come amid an escalating pace of mutual attacks between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis, who frequently carry out missile and drone attacks targeting sites inside Saudi territory, amid repeated international calls to de-escalate tensions in the region.