The Houthi movement launched missiles at an airport in Saudi Arabia on Monday evening, according to reports. The attack comes in retaliation for a Saudi airstrike in Yemen earlier Monday. No immediate reports of casualties or damage.
At 19:57 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reports that the Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for firing missiles at a Saudi airport, stating it is retaliation for a Saudi airstrike in Yemen earlier Monday. The claim, carried by a Houthi-affiliated channel, adds a clear motive to the attack that was first detected at 19:51 Jerusalem.
The sequence of reports began at 19:32 Jerusalem, when Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi threatened to strike Saudi airports and oil infrastructure in response to an alleged Saudi airstrike on Sanaa International Airport. At 19:51 Jerusalem, Saudi media first reported explosions in the kingdom, followed by identification of the Houthis as the attackers, and then initial reports specifying the target as an international airport. The current Houthi-affiliated report provides the stated motive of retaliation, but the initial reports came from Saudi media and a monitoring outlet, and the identification of the Houthis was based on those reports. The new claim adds specificity but remains from a single partisan source.
As The Zioneer reported on Mon 19:32 Jerusalem, the Houthi leadership had explicitly threatened such strikes. The group has previously claimed missile attacks on Saudi and Israeli targets, as reported on Jun 8, and has warned of targeting Saudi airports if the blockade on Yemen continues, as reported on Jul 3.
The target airport has not been named, and no casualty or damage figures have been reported. The Houthi-affiliated claim has not been independently corroborated, and the Saudi airstrike in Yemen that allegedly triggered the retaliation has not been confirmed by Saudi or other independent sources.
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