Iran-backed Houthi forces attacked two airports in Saudi Arabia, killing 3 people and injuring dozens. The armed group has intensified attacks on Saudi Arabia as it fights Saudi-backed forces in Yemen.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said in a statement that King Khalid International Airport in the capital Riyadh and Abha Airport in the southwest were attacked on Tuesday and Wednesday, with both attacks causing a certain degree of damage. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attacks on both airports.

According to GACA, a Sudanese man was killed in the attack on the Riyadh airport. Another 5 Saudi citizens, 2 Egyptians, and 1 Pakistani resident were injured. The attack on Abha International Airport killed two women, from Morocco and Algeria, and injured another 28 people, including Saudi citizens, with injuries ranging from minor to severe.

In retaliation, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said it had destroyed 82 military targets belonging to the Houthis in Saada, Hodeida, Jawf, and Marib. A coalition spokesman said in a post on X that these included ballistic missile storage sites and command-and-control centers. Spokesman Turki Al-Malki said the Houthi attacks on civilian facilities inside Saudi Arabia "will inevitably be punished."