The Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Riyadh capital region, coalition spokesperson Saudi Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said in a post on X early Sunday.
Al-Maliki provided no details about the incident.
Meanwhile, King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh announced on Saturday that domestic flights and international services operated by national airlines would use designated terminals starting Sunday.
In a notice to passengers, the airport said Terminal 1 would handle domestic flights, while Terminal 2 would serve international flights operated by national carriers, effective October 25.
Passengers with confirmed bookings were advised to contact their airlines to verify their flight and reservation status before traveling to the airport.
King Khalid International Airport is among several Saudi airports targeted in recent attacks claimed by Yemen's Houthi group, some of which have caused civilian casualties and disrupted air travel.
Yemen's Houthis renewed their warning to airlines, airport staff and travellers against using Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, with the group's spokesman saying early on Sunday it was unsafe and remained a "military target."
Houthis claim to have struck Saudi airports, oil facilities with missiles, drones
Yemen's Houthi group claimed on Saturday that it carried out seven military operations using ballistic missiles and drones against airports, oil facilities and an air base across Saudi Arabia in retaliation for Saudi airstrikes on Yemen.
In a statement, the group said it targeted King Khalid International Airport in the capital Riyadh.
It also claimed attacks on Saudi oil giant Aramco's facilities in Yanbu and the Rabigh oil refinery, both on the kingdom's western Red Sea coast.
Another operation targeted crude oil pumping stations and the East-West oil pipeline, which transports oil from eastern Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea coast, according to the statement.
The Houthis also claimed to have struck King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia, saying the attack was "precise" and disrupted air traffic.
Other operations targeted Najran airport in southern Saudi Arabia, near the Yemeni border, and the Khamis Mushait air base in the southwest, with the group claiming direct hits.
The Houthis said the attacks were in response to Saudi airstrikes on Yemen, alleging that 100 strikes over the last 24 hours had hit civilian sites in the capital Sanaa and other areas under their control, killing and injuring dozens.
The group claimed Saudi Arabia had carried out a total of 3,123 airstrikes and missile attacks since the latest escalation began.
Meanwhile, Saudi Civil Defence said two Houthi ballistic missiles launched toward the Mecca and Medina regions were intercepted, with debris falling in four locations.
Parts of the missiles fell in Wadi al-Mughammas in Mecca, while interception debris fell in Jeddah’s al-Nuzha district, Wadi Jalil in Taif and Masturah in Rabigh, the agency said in a statement.
Providing further details on the debris near Makkah, Saudi Arabia’s AlEkhbariya channel said “fragments of one of the two missiles fell in Wadi al-Mughammas near the holy site of Arafat, 23 kilometers from the Grand Mosque in Makkah.”
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree, however, denied targeting holy sites in Makkah and Medina.
Saree said the group’s operation targeted oil facilities and military bases, adding that details would be announced: “in due course.”
Over 300 Houthis ‘neutralised’ in Yemen in 24 hours: army
The Yemeni army said on Saturday that its forces had “neutralised” 307 Houthi fighters and commanders in 736 operations during the last 24 hours, destroying or damaging 68 military vehicles and weapons.
It said the operations targeted command centers, troop concentrations, reinforcements, weapons depots, and supply routes under the “Dawn of Yemen” offensive.
The army did not specify how many Houthis were killed or wounded. There was no immediate comment from the group.
In the southwestern Taiz province, the army said it struck a command center, heavy weapons positions, and arms depots inside an abandoned hotel.
It accused the Houthis of turning the hotel into an observation post and firing position to threaten residential neighborhoods and maintain their siege of the city. Government troops also carried out raids to suppress fire from the area, it added.
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