Yemen front and the region
Coalition intercepts ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh as its airport resumes flights
The coalition said early Sunday it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis toward Riyadh, while King Khalid airport resumed flights after a two-week closure. Saudi and Islamic condemnations of the strikes on Mecca and Medina continued.
Summary
- ConfirmedCoalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said a ballistic missile heading for Riyadh was intercepted and destroyed.
- ConfirmedRiyadh airport resumed flights on Sunday after a two-week closure.
- ConfirmedSaudi Arabia's deputy foreign minister called the Houthi attacks "full-fledged war crimes".
- ConfirmedThe Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemned strikes on Mecca, Medina and the Arafat area.
- UnverifiedA report attributed to the Wall Street Journal on Iranian intelligence support for the Houthis; we have not read the original.
Two weeks: length of Riyadh airport closure before flights resumed
Al-Quds Al-Arabi 04:21ZDevelopments in this window
- ConfirmedHumanitarian
MSF responds to reports of "suspicious flights"
Doctors Without Borders said it obtains all documents and permits from the relevant authorities before operating flights between Djibouti and Yemen. The clarification followed reports accusing flights of supporting the Houthis. MSF stressed it is independent and neutral and has worked in Yemen since 1986.
Source: Al-Mashhad Al-Yemeni - ConfirmedDiplomacy
Malaysia ready to send humanitarian aid to Yemen
Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said his country is ready to join any relief mission for Yemen within its means, and urged the warring parties to return to negotiations. He spoke after a call with his Yemeni counterpart Afrah al-Zouba, according to the New Straits Times.
Source: Shorouk News - ConfirmedRiyadh
Coalition intercepts ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh
Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said on X that air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward Riyadh. It coincided with King Khalid airport resuming flights after a two-week closure; Flightradar showed a plane taking off for Jeddah. No damage was reported.
- ConfirmedMecca and Medina
OIC condemns strikes on Mecca and Medina
OIC Secretary-General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed condemned Houthi attacks on Mecca, Medina, Taif and Jeddah. He said a ballistic missile aimed at Wadi al-Mughammas near Arafat showed contempt for the holy sites, and urged a firm collective stance from the Islamic world.
Source: Ain Aden - UnverifiedIran and the Houthis
Report: Iran gave Houthis targeting information inside Saudi Arabia
Al-Marsad cited the Wall Street Journal as reporting that Iran gave the Houthis information to identify targets in Saudi Arabia and shipped weapons via small submarines. We could not read the original report or verify its sources.
Source: Al-Marsad - ConfirmedSaudi Arabia
Khuraiji: Houthi attacks on the kingdom are "war crimes"
Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed al-Khuraiji told Arab ambassadors in Riyadh that Houthi missile and drone attacks on civilian facilities and airports are full-fledged war crimes. He said targeting Mecca and Medina makes confronting the group a shared international responsibility, and that the kingdom will take all legitimate measures to defend its territory.
Source: Asharq Al-Awsat - UnverifiedTaiz
Houthi-run Saba: four airstrikes on al-Turbah
The Houthi-run Saba agency carried a headline about four Saudi airstrikes on the town of al-Turbah in Taiz province. We could not read the text because the site was blocked, and there is no independent account or coalition comment.
Source: Saba (Sanaa)