Houthi attack on Riyadh airport kills 3 Saudis; airlines cancel 124 flights

Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed three Saudi citizens, including an airline pilot, and wounded others, marking the deadliest assault in Saudi Arabia since the new offensive against Yemen's Iran-backed rebels began. The escalation has caused significant disruption to air travel. At least 124 flights to and from Riyadh were canceled by Friday afternoon, following hundreds more the previous day, with airlines like Air India, Lufthansa, and Pakistan International Airlines suspending operations. The EU Aviation Safety Agency expanded its guidance, warning of increased risks to civil aircraft from missile and drone attacks and air-defense activity in Saudi airspace. The Houthis claimed the attack, while the Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed rebel rocket launch platforms. The attack follows repeated targeting of Riyadh airport and Houthi warnings to airlines, as the new offensive aims to retake territory along Yemen's Red Sea coast.