Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi ballistic missiles launched towards Abha airport
Houthi militants launched ballistic missiles at Abha airport in Saudi Arabia, marking a significant escalation and the end of a four-year informal truce. The attack followed Saudi airstrikes on Sanaa airport, signaling a potential return to active conflict in the region.
Why it matters
Renewed hostilities threaten regional stability, global oil supply chains, and the fragile de-escalation efforts between Saudi Arabia and Iran-aligned groups.
Yemen's Houthis fired missiles at Saudi Arabia after accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under their control on Monday, breaking a four-year truce in the conflict between the kingdom and the Iran-aligned group.Saudi Arabia intercepted missiles "launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the southern region," the spokesperson for a Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said on X/Twitter.Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said they had targeted the international airport in Saudi Arabia's Abha, the capital of a mountainous southern region bordering Yemen where many Saudis escape the summer heat.pic.twitter.com/BhYslPLpix— العميد يحيى سريع (@Yahya_Saree) July 13, 2026The strikes are the first claimed by the Houthis against Saudi Arabia since an informal truce went into effect in March 2022 following Houthi attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure.Monday's violence threatened renewed conflict on Saudi Arabia's southern border after Iranian drone and missile attacks targeting its eastern regions and Riyadh subsided following an April…
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