Coalition Airstrikes: Four Launchers and Five Tunnels Destroyed

Saudi-led coalition forces destroyed four ballistic missile launchers and five storage tunnels in an operation announced on Monday. The strikes aimed to neutralize threats and cut supply lines between areas controlled by Yemen’s Houthi armed group. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki stated that the military action also targeted missile depots, fortifications, and equipment along front lines inside Yemen.

The offensive follows a surge in Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure over recent weeks. A strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh this month killed 13 people and wounded more than 300, marking the deadliest attack on the kingdom in over a decade. The incident forced a temporary closure of the airport, which delayed the national investment conference until 2027. Flights resumed on Sunday despite Houthi warnings that the facility remained a military target.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed a precision strike on the airport with a ballistic missile on Monday. Al-Maliki responded by saying Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed the incoming missile. Saree also reported that drones hit oil pumping stations in Saudi Arabia. In Yemen, Houthi forces claimed missile attacks on weapons depots in the Salah al-Din area of Aden governorate and the al-Wahat area of Lahij governorate.

The conflict reignited in the summer when the Houthis announced a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia. Saudi forces entered the war in 2015 to support the internationally recognized government, which the Houthis had ousted from the capital Sanaa in 2014. A 2022 truce that paused most fighting collapsed last month. The Houthen launched a rapid offensive to seize much of the Red Sea coast and attacked Saudi energy sites and airports.

Yemen’s government forces began a counteroffensive called Operation Yemen Dawn this month to recapture territory. As airport operations returned to normal, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The two discussed keeping a Greek-deployed Patriot air defense battery in Saudi Arabia. The system protects energy infrastructure in Yanbu on the Red Sea coast. Mitsotakis’s office said the prime minister agreed to keep the system in place given current conditions.

The coalition reported intercepting at least 10 ballistic missiles on Sunday. The Saudi civil defense agency said two people were injured in the south by falling debris. Reports noted damage to several buildings and vehicles. Official images showed a building with a destroyed upper facade and exposed metal rods. Other photos captured shattered windows and glass fragments on the pavement.