Houthi missiles reportedly hit several targets in Yemen, including Aden airport and a coast guard base. Houthi fighters have launched a series of attacks against targets in Saudi Arabia and the headquarters of Yemen’s internationally recognized government in Aden, as fighting intensifies around the city of Taiz. “fourth such attack this month.” Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list The attacks on the airport represent “a threat to the security of civil aviation” and have “humanitarian and economic repercussions for the citizens” who depend on it, the ministry warned. Yemeni authorities said the coast guard headquarters and a second building were also hit. The Houthis claimed responsibility for attacks on the al-Nasr camp and the naval military base in Aden. Yemen’s military said a Houthi missile killed three people when it malfunctioned and fell on a family home in Houthi-controlled Sanaa on Friday. The military said it was one of several missile malfunctions seen in recent weeks by the Iran-backed group. Houthi-run Al Masirah TV said on Saturday that airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition killed several civilians in the capital, Sanaa, and the port city of Hodeidah. The claim could not be verified and Saudi Arabia has not commented on the alleged raids. Saudi attacks The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Sunday it shot down a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis toward the Saudi capital, Riyadh. “Air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi terrorist militia towards Riyadh,” the coalition spokesperson said in a social media post. Mecca and Medina, warning of “falling shrapnel” after its interception. Images shared on X by the Saudi Press Agency appeared to show a large blackened missile-shaped object that had landed somewhere in Saudi Arabia. Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, described the Houthi attacks as “atrocious” and said they embodied “a blatant disregard for the lives and safety of civilians” in a statement shared on Saturday. The Houthis said that claiming they were targeting the two cities (the holiest in Islam) was a “big lie.” They said their targets were three Saudi airports, oil infrastructure and an air base. The Houthis have persistently targeted Saudi energy infrastructure and airports across the country with long-range strikes since a fragile ceasefire agreed to in 2022 collapsed in July. Riyadh international airport said in a social media post on Saturday that flights would resume on Sunday after a two-week closure following Houthi attacks on the capital. Shortly after the announcement, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree issued a warning about X, saying the airport remains “unsafe” and remains a “military target.” Monitoring site Flightradar24 showed a plane taking off from Riyadh airport early Sunday, heading toward the Saudi city of Jeddah. Heavy fighting continues on the Yemen front as the Houthis battle forces from the internationally recognized government for control of key areas. On Saturday, Yemeni army spokesman Col. Majed Abdullah al-Nazili said government forces had carried out more than 700 “strike operations” in the past 24 hours across Yemen, “neutralizing” 300 Houthi fighters and disabling military vehicles. Al Jazeera could not independently verify those figures. The operations targeted field command centers, Houthi gatherings, weapons depots and supply lines in Taiz, where intense fighting has been going on for days, the spokesperson added. Houthi fighters and a banner depicting missiles at an anti-Arabia demonstration in Sana’a, July 31, 2026 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]The Houthis have been launching attacks on the western, eastern and southern fronts of Taiz, with attempts by Houthi fighters to break through and advance from the western front towards the city of Taiz in an effort to capture it, Al Jazeera correspondent Hadeel al-Yamani reported on Saturday. Government forces, supported by fighters from the Popular Resistance group, have repelled Houthi attacks to break through from the eastern front.
