Houthis Hit Aden Palace, Killing 5 as Saudi Coalition Details 20 Riyadh Airport Strikes
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Updated · Reuters · Oct 15
Houthis Hit Aden Palace, Killing 5 as Saudi Coalition Details 20 Riyadh Airport Strikes
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Oct 15
Summary
Five people were killed and 16 wounded when Houthi missiles and drones hit Aden's Al-Maashiq presidential palace complex, while Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani and cabinet members were unharmed.
The Houthis said they targeted a Saudi military operations headquarters in Aden, making it the first strike on the palace in the current round of fighting that resumed last month.
Saudi coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki said the Houthis had attacked dozens of Saudi infrastructure sites in recent weeks, including 20 strikes on Riyadh's King Khalid airport this month that killed 17 people and wounded 333.
The coalition also reported attacks on Abha airport that killed three and wounded 28, said it had destroyed 127 Houthi weapons sites in Yemen, and issued alerts in Najran and Jizan before saying the danger had passed.
The escalation widens Yemen's renewed war into Saudi territory after government forces last week advanced near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, as aid agencies warn conditions in Yemen are rapidly worsening.
With Houthis defying US warnings and utilizing advanced swarm tactics, can Saudi Arabia's strained air defenses prevent a catastrophic economic blow?
As Chinese-sourced missile parts fuel Houthi defiance, will Washington's reluctance to break a fragile ceasefire ultimately cost Saudi Arabia its regional stability?