Yemen Claims Strike On Sanaa Airport, Houthis Attack Saudi Arabia
Tensions have escalated between Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition following a strike on Sanaa airport and subsequent Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia. This flare-up threatens to collapse the 2022 ceasefire and destabilize the region further.
Why it matters
The potential collapse of the Yemen ceasefire could lead to a significant humanitarian crisis and broader regional conflict involving Iran and the US.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis targeted Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after the rebels accused the kingdom of attacking Sanaa airport -- the biggest flare-up in years between the two sides that threatens to upend a frozen conflict.The Saudi-backed Yemeni government claimed responsibility for the attack on the Houthi-held airport, saying it wanted to prevent an Iranian plane from landing.It came after they failed to convince a Houthi delegation that went to Tehran for the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei's funeral to board a flight on domestic carrier Yemenia instead."In response to this criminal Saudi aggression, the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a military operation targeting Abha International Airport, using a number of ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a video statement. Earlier, Saree accused Saudi Arabia of "ending the de-escalation phase" and warned the attack would not go "unanswered or unpunished".Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki…
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