What was reported about the attack on Sanaa International Airport?

Yemen’s Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported that Sanaa International Airport had come under attack on Sunday and accused Saudi Arabia of carrying it out.

Why did the reported Sanaa airport attack raise Saudi-Houthi tensions?

It came a day after an alleged Houthi attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people. Saudi Arabia blamed the Houthis for the Riyadh strike, while the Houthis had not claimed responsibility for it.

Did the Houthis claim responsibility for the Riyadh airport attack?

They had not claimed responsibility for the deadly strike at the time of the report. Saudi Arabia accused the Houthis of targeting the airport.

Yemen airport attacked amid escalating Houthi-Saudi tensions, says report

Tensions between Yemen's Houthi and Saudi Arabia have escalated in the recent weeks, with two airstrikes on Riyadh airport within three days.

Updated on: Oct 11, 2026, 19:54:20 IST

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Day after an alleged Houthi attack on Riyadh airport left 12 dead, Yemen's Sanaa International Airport has reportedly come under attack on Sunday.

File photo of an explosion at the Sanaa International Airport compound in August 2026. (AL-MASIRAH TV NEWS CHANNEL via A)

Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the attack on the airport in the capital city, Reuters reported.

Also read: Riyadh airport ops halted, Houthis' fresh warning: Major escalation after latest strike kills 12 in Saudi

Major escalation after Riyadh airport attack

In a major escalation on Saturday, Saudi's King Khalid International Airport in the capital city of Riyadh came under attack, leaving 12 dead and 300 injured. While the Iran-backed Houthis did not claim the responsibility for the deadly strikes, Saudi accused it of targeting the facility.

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen accused them of Saturday's attack and called it a "full-fledged war crime".

The coalition vowed to respond, and on Sunday Houthi media reported two Saudi strikes in Yemen's Houthi-controlled Sanaa governorate.

Also read: ‘Completely unacceptable’: India condemns attack on Saudi's Riyadh airport that killed 12

Meanwhile, Houthi said that Saudi airports are on its target list, with its military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree urging “everyone to take our warnings seriously."

The Houthi has threatened new attacks on the kingdom's airports, except for the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, warning passengers not to travel. "The airports and airspace are exposed to targeting and constitute a theatre of operations for our forces," Saree wrote on X.

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