The Houthis said they fired rockets into Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, damaging runways and a nearby cargo terminal, and struck a downstream Aramco refinery in the south.
Turki Al‑Malki, the coalition’s spokesperson, posted on X that naval jets had hit Houthi weapons depots in Hodeidah, claiming to have destroyed booby‑trapped boats and a maritime mine‑field.
In a Riyadh emergency session, Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish officials signed a mutual‑defence pact, pledging to deploy rapid‑reaction forces to Saudi territory within 48 hours of an attack.
Yemen’s civil war, which began in 2014, has displaced 184,000 people; the latest offensives have cut off the only supply route into Houthi‑held Mocha, tightening the siege.
An independent source from the Saudi energy sector said a recent strike halted pumping on the East‑West pipeline, a critical artery for crude exports, while Amin Nasser warned that global stockpiles are dangerously low amid the war.
The United Nations has called for a pause in cross‑border attacks, and Saudi Arabia plans to increase air sorties, with the next round of strikes slated for Friday.