Recent Houthi missile and drone strikes on Saudi airports, including multiple hits on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport in early October 2026 that killed at least 13 people and injured hundreds, have driven renewed cross-border military activity. These attacks followed Saudi-backed Yemeni government counteroffensives in Yemen’s Red Sea coastal areas and Taiz governorate, where Houthis had seized territory near the Bab el-Mandeb strait. Saudi air defenses have intercepted some projectiles while the coalition conducted strikes on Houthi launch sites; the group has issued repeated warnings designating Saudi airspace and airports as operational targets except over Mecca and Medina. Flight suspensions, infrastructure damage, and statements from Saudi officials and Houthi spokesmen Yahya Saree continue to shape assessments of further action through the resolution window.