# Houthis strike Saudi airports again after killing 13

> One dead and eleven hurt in a new attack on Riyadh airport, a day after Yemen's Houthis killed 13 in a strike that exposed Saudi defence gaps.
- Title: Houthis strike Saudi airports again after killing 13
- Summary: One dead and eleven hurt in a new attack on Riyadh airport, a day after Yemen's Houthis killed 13 in a strike that exposed Saudi defence gaps. Yemen's…
- Keywords: breaking, houthis, saudi arabia, yemen, riyadh airport, dammam airport, saudi aramco, iran, red sea, military strikes, news, politics
- Source: Daily Maverick — https://dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-12-one-dead-in-new-attack-on-saudi-airport-a-day-after-houthi-strike-kills-13
- Author: Reuters
- Published: 2026-10-12T04:34:05+00:00
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- Topics: breaking, houthis, saudi arabia, yemen, riyadh airport, dammam airport, saudi aramco, iran, red sea, military strikes, news, politics
## New strike hits Riyadh airport
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in an attack on Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported. An unidentified projectile targeted Terminal 4, causing a fire.
## Second attack in two days
The strike came a day after a Houthi attack on Saturday that killed thirteen people and wounded more than three hundred at the same airport, the deadliest in Saudi Arabia in more than a decade.
## Multiple projectiles intercepted
Saudi-led coalition forces said air defences intercepted a cruise missile near King Khalid International Airport. A drone was destroyed in the Eastern Province and a ballistic missile aimed at Khamis Mushait was intercepted.
## Houthis claim multiple targets
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack and said the group also struck Dammam airport and two facilities of Saudi oil giant Saudi Aramco.
## Dammam airport also hit
An eyewitness aboard a taxiing aircraft at Dammam's King Fahd International Airport saw a projectile strike the tarmac around eight thirty pm on Sunday, causing a fire.The aircraft returned to the gate and passengers disembarked.
## Houthis warn of more attacks
The Houthis said Saudi Arabia carried out one hundred twenty four air strikes in Yemen in the past twenty four hours.

> Unless the Saudi enemy stops its aggression and interference in Yemen, worse is yet to come, God willing.
## US considers joining strikes
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States was considering joining Saudi strikes on the Houthis.Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said Tehran was ready to help facilitate dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
## Schools shift to remote learning
Saudi authorities announced that in-person classes at schools in Riyadh would be shifted to remote learning from Sunday until Thursday. A five-day energy conference opened as planned about ten kilometres from the airport.
## Death toll reaches eighteen for week
Sunday's attack brought the death toll in attacks on Riyadh's airport to eighteen for the week. In Saturday's attack, the dead included four Saudis while the remainder were foreign nationals, Saudi authorities said.
## Key takeaway

Yemen's Houthis claimed responsibility for attacks on Saudi airports in Riyadh and Dammam and Saudi Aramco facilities, killing one and wounding eleven in a new strike a day after an attack that killed thirteen.