Houthi group launches ballistic missiles at King Khalid International Airport and other Saudi sites

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Where: Khamis Mushaytresolved to locality18.300, 42.733
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-12 · last update 2026-10-13
Sourcing: 6 reports6 reports across 5 outlets · independence not established
How far this got: localizednamed facility unresolvedOptical coverageSub-metre commercial imagery was recommended; Sentinel-2 is the closest we carry at 10 m, so small objects will not resolve.

Summary

On October 12, 2026, the Houthi group launched ballistic missiles targeting multiple locations in Saudi Arabia, including King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which was destroyed in the attack. The strike at the airport resulted in 11 people being injured. While the Houthi group claimed responsibility for the assault on the airport as well as strikes on King Fahd International Airport and Aramco facilities, Saudi forces reported intercepting a separate ballistic missile aimed at Khamis Mushayt. Following the incident, oil prices fell by 1% in Asian trade.

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What remains unresolved

named facility unresolved

Timeline

14 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

14 change(s) before the history shown here.

Sources

Grouped by outlet. Syndication is not collapsed, so several outlets can carry one wire story — the count is breadth of carriage, not independent confirmation.

arabnews.com
- Saudi Arabia tracks drone, cruise missile threats as Riyadh airport suspension extended2026-10-12
israelnationalnews.com
- Houthi missile intercepted in southwestern Saudi Arabia2026-10-12
sana.sy
- Coalition says it destroyed ballistic missile launched toward Saudi Arabia2026-10-12
eurasiareview.com
- Saudi Arabia Tracks Drone, Cruise Missile Threats As Riyadh Airport Suspension Extended - Eurasia Review2026-10-12
oilprice.com
- Saudi Arabia Shoots Down Houthi Missiles as Regional Conflict Escalates2026-10-13

6 reports in all; the full list with the facts taken from each is part of the event detail on Pro.

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