Houthis attack Aden airport as Saudi forces intercept missile near Riyadh

Yemen's Houthi movement launched an attack on Aden airport, while Saudi forces intercepted a missile near Riyadh, according to Al Jazeera. Yemen's internationally recognized government said one of the missiles struck the runway at Aden airport just minutes before a flight from Cairo had been scheduled to land.

The attack on Aden airport, which serves as a key transport hub for Yemen's government-controlled south, raises concerns about the safety of civilian air traffic in the area. The government did not say in the report whether the scheduled Cairo flight was diverted, delayed, or affected in another way as a result of the strike on the runway.

Separately, Saudi air defenses intercepted a missile near the Saudi capital, Riyadh, according to the report, in what appears to be a related set of attacks attributed to Houthi forces. The near-simultaneous targeting of a southern Yemeni airport and the Saudi capital points to a continued pattern of long-range strikes by the group against both Yemeni government infrastructure and Saudi territory.

The Houthis have carried out missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia and government-held areas of Yemen at various points during the country's prolonged conflict, often linking such strikes to the broader war and to regional tensions. The report does not specify whether the Houthis issued a statement claiming responsibility for the Aden airport strike specifically.

Yemen's conflict has persisted for years between the Houthi movement, which controls much of the north including the capital Sanaa, and the internationally recognized government, backed at various points by a Saudi-led coalition. Attacks on infrastructure such as airports have periodically disrupted civilian transport and underscored the continued volatility of the security situation in the country.