Saudi-led coalition strikes Houthi targets after deadly attacks on two Saudi airports

Houthi missile attacks on two Saudi airports killed three people and wounded dozens, prompting coalition counterstrikes, US security alerts, and GCC condemnation.

• Saudi civil aviation authority said Houthi attacks on King Khalid and Abha airports killed three residents and injured 36, including Moroccan, Algerian, Sudanese, Egyptian, and Pakistani nationals.
• Coalition forces said they destroyed 82 Houthi military targets across Saada, Hodeidah, Al-Jawf, and Marib, and separately destroyed the ballistic missile launcher used in the Riyadh attack.
• The US Mission issued a security alert citing potential conflict escalation, barring government employees from traveling within 20 miles of the Yemen border.
• Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan agreed to implement collective defense measures under the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement.
• US President Donald Trump welcomed Turkey and Pakistan's agreement to deploy forces to Saudi Arabia, calling it 'wonderful.'
• The Mecca Defense Alliance was activated for the first time at an emergency Riyadh meeting, with retired Pakistani General Nauman Mahmood named its first secretary-general.
• Reuters reported Turkey sent defensive and technical support to Saudi Arabia, initially bilateral pending Turkish parliamentary ratification.
• Egypt's Foreign Ministry condemned the attacks on Saudi airports as a threat to the kingdom and region, and said it is coordinating over injured Egyptians.
• Egypt's Foreign Ministry condemned the Houthi attacks on the two Saudi airports and expressed full solidarity with Saudi Arabia.