Saudi Arabia reopened its main airport for international flights, more than two weeks after deadly strikes by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels knocked the facility out of service.
Earlier Sunday, the kingdom said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile and a drone fired by the Houthis.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military on Sunday announced new restrictions in the occupied West Bank, barring Palestinian laborers from jobs in Israeli settlements, as it pressed ahead with a crackdown following a deadly attack that killed two Israeli soldiers. Israeli strikes in Gaza killed seven people and wounded eight on Sunday, according to Palestinian hospital officials. The announcement came as the Houthis in Yemen kept firing drones and missiles toward the Saudi capital. Saudi military spokesman Maj. Gen.
The King Khalid International Airport said it has opened terminals 1 and 2 for domestic and international flights, starting Sunday. Turki al-Malki said air defenses intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile and a drone fired by the Houthis toward Riyadh early Sunday, as well as 10 ballistic missiles toward the southern region.
Iran’s foreign minister vowed on Sunday that new threats of war will not budge Iran from its policies. A year since a ceasefire deal began in October 2025, Israel continues to bombard Gaza in what it says are strikes against militant targets. More than 1,500 Palestinians there have been killed by Israel, according to the territory’s Health Ministry. Earlier reporting noted: On Sunday (October 25, 2026), the Houthis said they had launched an attack on the airport in Riyadh, after the kingdom announced that flights had resumed.
The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, does not distinguish between civilians and militants but says women and children make up nearly half of those killed. Earlier reporting noted: Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said Monday the group “successfully targeted” the airport with a ballistic missile, and struck oil pumping stations with drones. Earlier reporting noted: “The Saudi regime shall bear the consequences of any operations at the airport,” the spokesman said.
