Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said on Tuesday that they had attacked an airport in Saudi Arabia, as tensions between the two foes brewed after the rebels declared a maritime blockade on Riyadh and struck its ships.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said they “successfully targeted a sensitive target belonging to the Saudi enemy at Najran Airport using a drone,” adding that the strike on the southern airport was “in response to the Saudi enemy’s violation of airspace over the Saada and Hajjah governorates using drones.”
A regional source with knowledge of the matter told AFP that the airport’s main radar was hit, affecting operations.
Saudi Arabia has not, so far, issued any comment on the claimed attack.
