Sana. Houthi rebels of Yemen have made a big claim. Houthis say that they have attacked Dammam Airport located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia with two drones. According to a statement from Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sari, the attack was carried out in two phases and was aimed at disrupting air traffic at the airport.
According to a report, the Iran-backed group said they targeted a warning radar in Saudi Arabia's southern city of Jizan with a drone. Additionally, a drone was also fired at a military cargo plane parked at Jizan Airport. The Houthis say that these attacks were successful. However, there has been no official confirmation of these claims from Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities have not yet issued any statement on the incident.
Let us tell you that this claim has come at a time when King Fahd International Airport in Dammam was attacked a few days ago. Two people were killed and eight others were injured in that attack. Those killed included a Saudi national and an Indian national. People of Indian origin were also among the injured. The attack was confirmed by the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority. The Houthis also claimed responsibility for that attack. Since then, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's airports and oil facilities have continued.
It is noteworthy that Houthi rebels are fighting the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the long-running civil war in Yemen. Tension between the two sides has increased in the last few weeks. The Houthis are repeatedly launching missile and drone attacks on Saudi airports, military bases and oil sites. Saudi Arabia is also carrying out air strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen. This is why the tension between the two is at its peak, and such news keeps coming out every day.