Saudi Arabia has said it will retaliate against the Houthis after an attack on Riyadh's airport killed at least 12 people and wounded hundreds, The Washington Post reports. The strike hit the Saudi capital's airport, and a second Houthi attack followed one day later, according to Dawn and BBC coverage.
The later strike caused injuries, CNN reported, coming after the first attack left at least 12 dead and hundreds wounded. The Washington Post reported that Riyadh has vowed to respond to the Houthis over the deadly assault.
The sequence of attacks has also raised questions about Saudi air defenses. Al Jazeera examined why Houthi missiles are penetrating the kingdom's defensive systems, a line of reporting that points to gaps in interception despite the kingdom's heavy investment in such systems.
Details on the weapons used, the exact targets within the airport, or the identities of the victims were not available in the reporting summarized here. The casualty figures cited come from the outlets named above, and Saudi officials have not been quoted directly in the available material beyond the pledge of retaliation attributed to the kingdom.
The strikes mark a serious escalation against Saudi infrastructure, with two attacks on the same airport in as many days. What to watch next: whether Saudi Arabia carries out the retaliation it has promised, and whether further Houthi strikes follow.
