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Houthis Attack Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, Killing At Least 12
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Houthi missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 and injured 309. Airport operations suspended following the attack; casualties include multiple nationalities per GACA.
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Riyadh airport strike
Houthis carried out a deadly attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing at least 12 people and wounding 300 others, according to Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation. The attack on Saturday included four Saudis, two Bangladeshis and one person each from the United States, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Sudan and Egypt, the General Authority of Civil Aviation said.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the strike on X as “Saturday’s lethal attack by the Houthis” and said attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure violated international law and “must cease immediately”. Saudi Arabia kept its main international airport closed and moved Riyadh schools online as Yemen’s Houthi rebels threatened new airstrikes across the kingdom, after the missile attack killed 12 people and wounded more than 300.
Condemnations and warnings
US President Donald Trump described the attack as “terrible” and said he “will be speaking” with Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, soon while evaluating whether the US should join the war against the Houthis. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Houthi attack killed an American and called for an end to “these reprehensible attacks,” while UN special envoy Hans Grundberg said the strikes on civilian airports in Saudi Arabia represent “a grave escalation”.
The Houthis renewed warnings to all airlines, travelers, and airport workers in Saudi Arabia, urging them to stay away from these facilities and to take their threats seriously. The BBC reported that Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told British nationals to avoid travelling to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and said he was “appalled” by the attack, adding “we stand in solidarity with those affected.”
Regional stakes and next steps
Saudi authorities said the dead included four Saudi citizens, two Bangladeshi nationals, a Palestinian, a U.S. citizen, an Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Syrian and a Sudanese, while the General Authority of Civil Aviation said the attack left 309 others injured. The Palestinian Presidency said Mahmud Abbas condemned the bombing and called it “unacceptable” and a threat to the region’s stability, while the Presidency said attacks against airports and civilian facilities “require a clear and firm international stance”.
Iraq condemned the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and called for an immediate halt to military escalation and renewed dialogue, warning that attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure pose a serious threat to regional security and stability. The BBC said BBC Verify checked four videos showing the aftermath of the attack, and it reported that footage of a strike at Dubai International Airport earlier in the year was circulating on social media misleadingly claiming it showed the Riyadh strike.