Houthis strike Jazan and Najran airports in Saudi Arabia: three wounded

Two airports in southern Saudi Arabia were hit on Monday evening in attacks that left three people wounded and caused material damage, the kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority announced, as Al Jazeera reports.

According to the official statement, the targets were King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jazan and Najran International Airport. “Specialised teams intervened immediately after the attacks occurred,” the statement said. “The attacks caused three injuries of varying severity and material damage. The wounded were taken to hospital for the necessary medical care.”

The authority said it was continuing to assess the damage and was taking “all necessary measures to guarantee the safety of passengers and airport personnel and to preserve the safety of the Kingdom’s civil aviation system.”

The attacks come amid escalating fighting in Yemen, where the Iran-backed Houthis have stepped up missile and drone attacks on Saudi targets, while the Saudi-led coalition has launched a counteroffensive to free the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Airports in the kingdom’s southern border regions have frequently been targeted during the conflict.