Houthis strike Riyadh airport

Yemen's Houthis launched a missile attack on Riyadh's international airport in Saudi Arabia, with dozens reported wounded and witnesses describing panic in the terminal.

Witness describes chaos at gate

One witness at the domestic terminal said they saw gate four hundred and one hit and injured people in front of their eyes. Everyone was running.

“I saw [gate] 401 hit, I saw injured [people] in front of my eyes. Everyone was running.”

Hospital reports five in intensive care

A source at a local hospital told Agence France-Presse that five people were in intensive care after being wounded at the airport, and dozens more had been injured.

Third attack on airport this week

The airport has already been attacked twice this week, leaving four people dead and others wounded, and badly damaging an aircraft. The Houthis have repeatedly attacked Saudi airports, oil facilities and tankers.

Trump considers joining Saudi strikes

Donald Trump told reporters he was evaluating whether the US should join Saudi strikes against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. We may, we're going to look at it, he said.

“We may. We're going to look at it.”

Conflicting claims over strait control

Government forces claim to have retaken the Bab al-Mandab strait from Houthis. A Houthi spokesperson said forces were targeted with ballistic missiles, destroying more than twenty-two armoured vehicles and killing and wounding dozens including commanders.

“resulting in the destruction of more than 22 armoured vehicles and the killing and wounding of dozens, including a number of commanders.”

Perim Island strategic prize at stake

The five square mile Perim Island straddles the strait, acting as a lookout point for all traffic from the Red Sea into the Gulf of Aden.

UN warns of full-scale war return

The UN's special envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, told the UN security council that Yemen has lapsed back into full-scale war and said the first victims would be women and children.