Houthi rebels fired missiles and drones at Abha airport after strikes on Sanaa airport. The exchange has revived fears of a wider escalation and disrupted Yemen's fragile calm.

The Iran-aligned Houthi movement that controls northern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Monday (Jul 13) of launching air strikes against the international airport in Sanaa, and vowed to retaliate.Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree called the attacks "blatant aggression" and said it had ended a period of d

Iran-backed rebels warn airlines against using Saudi air space as they fire missiles and drones in response to attack on Sanaa International Airport that they blame on Riyadh

Rebels say plane landed anyway, without saying where, blame Saudi Arabia and vow retaliation, as tensions flare between group and internationally recognized Yemeni government

Yemen's Houthi movement fired missiles at Saudi Arabia after accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under their control on ​Monday, breaking a four-year truce in the conflict.

Yemen's internationally recognised government has the backing of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.

Saudi airstrikes hit Sanaa International Airport as Yemeni authorities sought to block an alleged Iranian flight. The incident has reignited tensions, with the Houthis threatening retaliation and officials warning against airspace violations.

The Houthis threatened to strike King Khalid Airport in Riyadh after what they called "blatant aggression" targeting the Sanaa airport runway.

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said they launched missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport on Monday in response to airstrikes they blamed on Saudi Arabia that str

The Houthi group did not specify where the plane landed.

Yemen's government strikes Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian plane from landing, escalating tensions with Houthi rebels.