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Houthis strike Riyan airport in Mukalla an hour after missile hits Aden's Badr camp
The Houthis widened their attacks south and east: a ballistic missile on Badr camp near Aden airport, then missiles and drones on Riyan airport in Mukalla. No damage toll has been announced. Politically, the Houthis welcomed mediation by Al-Azhar's grand imam, and the central bank in Aden froze the assets of 135 individuals, entities and ships.
Summary
- ConfirmedAl Jazeera and Al Qahera News correspondents confirmed the strike on Riyan airport in Mukalla; the number of missiles (3 or 4) is unresolved.
- ConfirmedAden police told AFP a Houthi missile caused a blast near the airport; the Houthis say they hit a Saudi operations room.
- AttributedMohammed Abdulsalam welcomed Al-Azhar's call to end the wars and urged dialogue to settle the dispute with Saudi Arabia.
- ConfirmedThe central bank in Aden ordered a freeze on the assets of 135 Houthi-linked individuals, entities and ships.
- AttributedTurkish MP: Ankara will ask parliament to allow troops to deploy to Saudi Arabia in a purely defensive role.
individuals, entities and ships covered by the freeze
10:45ZHouthi attacks on Aden in one week
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- ConfirmedHadramawt
Houthi missiles and drones hit Riyan airport in Mukalla
Al Jazeera's correspondent reported the strike on Riyan airport in Mukalla an hour after the Aden attack. Local sources said the missiles were launched from eastern Bayda and reported explosions and smoke. Accounts differ between 3 and 4 missiles, and no damage or casualties have been announced so far.
- ConfirmedAden
Houthi missile hits Badr camp near Aden airport
An Aden police source told AFP a blast near the airport was caused by a Houthi missile. Yahya Saree said the missile hit a Saudi operations room in Badr camp. Two security sources said the site belongs to coalition forces. No toll has been announced; it is the third attack on Aden in a week.
- AttributedTurkey / Saudi Arabia
Turkey plans to seek parliamentary mandate to deploy personnel to Saudi Arabia
An AK Party lawmaker told Reuters the mandate will be sent once the joint defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is ratified. He said the troops would not take part in offensive operations and that air defence and electronic warfare experts would go first. The source was not named.
- AttributedSanaa
Abdulsalam welcomes Al-Azhar mediation, calls for dialogue with Saudi Arabia
In a letter to Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Houthis' chief negotiator welcomed his call to end the wars. He said Sanaa did not start the war with Saudi Arabia and called for disputes to be settled through dialogue. There has been no public Saudi response to the letter.
Source: nabaatv.net masrawy.com - ConfirmedAden
Central bank freezes assets of 135 Houthi-linked individuals, entities and ships
The central bank in Aden instructed banks and exchange firms to freeze accounts and assets and to halt dealings with those listed. The move is based on Attorney General decision No. 17 of 2026, issued on 19 October, according to the government news agency Saba.
Source: matnnews.com - AttributedIran
Araghchi: no reply from Saudi Arabia or the Houthis to Iran's mediation
Iran's foreign minister said in a TV interview that Tehran has received no response from either side to its initiative. The offer was made in mid-October as attacks on Saudi Arabia escalated.
Source: Middle East Monitor