A missile struck a passenger terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, wounding multiple people and prompting evacuations as attacks on the kingdom intensified, according to the . Two regional officials confirmed the airport had been attacked, with one saying the missile struck a passenger terminal and wounded many, AP reported. The officials spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Ambulances were also seen rushing toward the airport. When asked about the latest attack on Saturday, President Donald Trump told reporters "we may" join Saudi strikes on the Houthis. "We have now learned of the attacks, we will examine them and make decisions," Trump added, YNetNews, an Israeli news outlet, reported.
Newsweek reached out to the State Department and the White House Saturday for comment on the attack. In a statement on X, Kuwait Airways announced "the cancellation of flight KU775 (Kuwait to Riyadh) and flight KU776 (Riyadh to Kuwait) today, Saturday, 10 October 2026, due to the closure of the airport resulting from the security situation.” The airline added: “The company urges all passengers to monitor the status of their flights. Notifications and text messages will be sent to the phone numbers registered in their bookings to inform them of any updates.
Passengers may also follow the latest developments via Kuwait Airways’ official channels.” Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways also canceled multiple flights involving Riyadh, with some cancellations extending into Monday. The airport has been targeted multiple times since a Saudi-led coalition began a major military offensive against the Houthis in neighboring Yemen. The Houthis claimed responsibility for earlier attacks, including one Wednesday that killed a Sudanese national, but had not immediately claimed responsibility for Saturday's.
Saturday's incident came two days after attacks at the Riyadh airport killed three Saudi citizens, including a pilot. reported that the airport had been attacked twice earlier in the week, leaving four people dead, others wounded and an aircraft badly damaged. A still taken from a video obtained and verified by the AP shows thick black smoke and flames rising from a fire at the airport after Friday's attack. State Department currently lists Saudi Arabia at Level 3: Reconsider Travel, citing risks including armed conflict, Iranian drone and missile attacks, terrorism and exit bans.
The advisory, issued September 15, also notes threats from Iran-backed Houthi rebels and warns that airports and other infrastructure have been targeted by missile and drone attacks. Americans are advised not to travel to the Yemen border region, which is designated Level 4 because of terrorism risks and previous drone, missile and rocket attacks. The Houthis are an Iran-backed armed movement that controls much of northwestern Yemen and has fought Yemen’s internationally recognized, Saudi-backed government for years.
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