At least 14 people were killed in Saudi strikes on the city of Al-Hazm, the capital of Al-Jawf province in northwestern Yemen, while a source in Aden police reported that a Houthi missile landed at the city's airport.
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14 people were killed in the “Saudi aggression on Hazm al-Jawf,” noting that the strikes targeted the Hazm market and the Al-Taysir fuel station in the area.
Clashes continue in Yemen between the Iranian-backed Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces, while the Houthis target various areas in the kingdom, particularly airports and oil facilities, and say that Riyadh is carrying out intensive airstrikes on areas under their control in Yemen.
A source in the Aden police, who asked not to be named, said that a Houthi missile had fallen within the grounds of Aden airport, the city where the internationally recognized Yemeni government is based.
Shortly after that, the Houthi military spokesman, Yahya Saree, called on those present at the airport on Wednesday to evacuate it immediately, speaking of the presence of a Saudi plane transporting weapons, amid continued strikes between the two sides.
“Our armed forces are calling on those present at Aden airport to evacuate immediately… due to the presence of a Saudi enemy military cargo plane transporting weapons to kill the sons of the Yemeni people,” Saree said.
The source in the Aden police said, “The strike occurred while a Saudi military aircraft was present, but it did not sustain any damage and took off shortly afterward.”
This month, the Houthis launched several attacks on Aden , particularly in the vicinity of its airport.
They announced last Saturday that they had attacked a camp and a naval base in the city, after two police sources.
On October 15, the Houthis also targeted the Maashiq presidential palace in Aden, the seat of the government, killing at least five people, according to the Yemeni health minister.
This was the first attack on the presidential palace since the escalation in Yemen resumed in July, with the collapse of a truce that had been in place since 2022 between the Houthis and the government amid the war in the Middle East.
The Houthis advanced on the ground in Yemen and seized control of the entire western coast, reaching the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait area.
Government forces announced earlier this month the start of a counter-offensive to retake areas recently seized by the Houthis. Saudi Arabia is participating in the operation, notably by intensifying its airstrikes.
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