Day 227 | New Houthi strike hits Riyadh airport
Additional injuries were reported on Sunday evening after a fresh Houthi attack targeted Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, following a lethal strike at the facility a day earlier.
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) confirmed that Saturday's initial strike on the airport resulted in 12 fatalities and left 309 people wounded, as medical teams continue to manage casualties from both incidents.
Alongside the strikes in Saudi Arabia, intense fighting erupted on the ground in Yemen between Houthi fighters and Yemeni government forces competing for control of the strategic city of Taiz.
Yemeni government forces stated that fighter jets conducted air operations surrounding Taiz, targeting Houthi weapon storage sites, combat positions, and military vehicles.
Saudi destroys Houthi ballistic missile targeting Khamis Mushait
Spokesperson for the Saudi-Led-Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, Major General Turki Al-Malki, announced that coalition air defense forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Houthi targeting Khamis Mushait.
1-minute emergency alert triggered in Saudi’s Abha before all-clear
Saudi Arabia's National Early Warning Platform issued a emergency threat alert in Abha, which active for one minute before authorities declared the threat cleared over the city.
Houthi media reports airstrikes on Sanaa
Houthi-affiliated media outlets reported airstrikes targeting Hamdan District in Sanaa Governorate on Monday.
Tanker struck by drone near Sohar anchorage in Oman: UKMTO
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) issued an updated advisory reclassifying a maritime security incident near the coast of Oman as a direct attack following confirmation that a commercial tanker was hit by an Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
According to UKMTO Warning Notice 165-26 (Update 001), the strike occurred on Sunday, in the vicinity of the Sohar anchorage off the Omani coastline.
Following confirmation of the drone impact, local authorities responded to the scene and are assisting in the evacuation of the ship's crew.
At the time of the update, UKMTO noted that the full extent of physical damage to the vessel and any potential environmental impact remain unknown while emergency and investigative operations are carried out.
UKMTO has instructed all commercial vessels transiting near the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz approaches to exercise extreme caution and report any suspicious maritime activity to monitoring centers while authorities conduct their investigations.
