伊朗支持的也门胡塞武装对沙特阿拉伯利雅得国王哈立德国际机场发动导弹袭击，击中客运航站楼68。袭击造成数十人受伤，其中五人在医院重症监护室接受治疗4。沙特民航部门随后宣布机场运营已暂停至另行通知6。阿提哈德航空、卡塔尔航空和科威特航空等多家运营商取消了往返利雅得的航班6。德国、美国、加拿大和西班牙驻利雅得使馆均向公民发出警告，建议避开机场6。
这次攻击是本周对该机场的第三次袭击4。前两次袭击已造成四人死亡46。胡塞武装近期对沙特进行了一系列导弹和无人机攻击2，意图通过轰炸这一关键航空枢纽来切断沙特与外界的空中联系7。这些袭击发生在也门冲突加剧的背景下——2022年临时停火协议从7月开始瓦解2，胡塞武装与沙特支持的也门政府军之间的战斗升级15。同期，胡塞武装还控制了战略要地莫哈港口（巴卜曼德布海峡）2，并宣布对沙特进行"海上禁运"2。
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi forces launched a missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia's capital on Saturday, October 10, striking the passenger terminal and injuring dozens of people 468. The blast prompted authorities to evacuate the facility and suspend all airport operations 68. Multiple airlines including Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, and Kuwait Airways subsequently cancelled flights to and from Riyadh, with some cancellations extending into the following week 6.
This marked the third attack on the airport within a single week 4. Earlier strikes on October 6 and 7 had killed at least four people, including three Saudi personnel and a pilot 24. The escalating assault reflects intensified fighting between the Iran-supported Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition that backs Yemen's government forces. The temporary ceasefire agreement reached in 2022 deteriorated beginning in July 2, and the conflict has since escalated 4.
Beyond aerial bombardment, the Houthis have seized the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a critical chokepoint in the Red Sea 4. The militia claims to have destroyed over 22 armoured vehicles and killed numerous troops and commanders in recent clashes 4. Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed Al-Jaber, asserted that "the Bab al-Mandeb has been cleared of Houthi terrorists" 4. Perim Island, a strategic location measuring approximately five square miles with around 500 Houthi fighters stationed there, has become a focal point of territorial conflict 4.
Western embassies responded to the deteriorating security situation by warning citizens to avoid the airport, with Germany, the United States, Canada, and Spain issuing travel advisories 6. The Houthi campaign, which includes missile and drone strikes, aims to enforce what the group terms a "maritime blockade" against Saudi Arabia 2.
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