Houthis claim strikes on airport and air base inside Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Houthi movement said it struck an airport and an air base inside Saudi Arabia, using a combination of ballistic missiles and drones, according to the group's military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, as reported by TASS.

The claim, attributed directly to Saree, has not been independently verified, and the report does not cite a Saudi government response confirming or denying the strikes. Yemen's Houthi movement has periodically announced attacks on Saudi territory during the country's prolonged conflict, often naming specific types of weapons used without providing additional corroborating detail.

The reported use of both ballistic missiles and drones in the same attack would reflect a continuation of the mixed-weapon approach the group has employed in previous strikes, combining different delivery methods in an apparent effort to complicate interception by Saudi air defenses.

The report does not specify which airport or air base the Houthis claim to have targeted, nor does it detail any resulting damage or casualties. Claims of this kind from the Houthi military spokesperson have, in the past, sometimes differed from assessments offered by Saudi authorities regarding the impact of such attacks.

The announcement comes amid a continued pattern of cross-border attacks linked to Yemen's long-running conflict between the Houthi movement and Yemen's internationally recognized government, with Saudi Arabia having been involved at various points in support of the government side.