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Yemen's Houthi movement launched a sustained wave of ballistic missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia starting around 10 October 2026, repeatedly striking Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport and the Khamis Mushait air base over several consecutive days. The deadliest strike, on Saturday, killed about 12-13 people and injured over 300, making it the worst attack on Saudi soil in more than a decade; the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted additional missiles and retaliated with heavy airstrikes on Sanaa, Hodeidah, Amran, Taiz and other Yemeni provinces, which Houthi media said killed and wounded civilians including women and children. The crisis caused widespread disruption, with Etihad, Qatar Airways, Gulf Air and other carriers suspending flights to Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam, and the UK advising against travel to all Saudi airports except Medina. International reaction was swift: Trump called the Houthis "misbehaving very badly," Saudi Arabia vowed a "serious response," Turkey's Erdogan voiced solidarity with Riyadh, Iran offered to mediate while warning against a military solution, and Saudi Arabia reportedly rejected an Israeli offer, floated via Washington, to help intervene in Yemen. Aramco said it was studying alternative export routes as the conflict threatens regional energy and aviation stability.