Saudi-Led Coalition Says It Destroyed Houthi Missile Launchers; Houthis Claim Drone Strikes on Oil Pumping Stations

Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, said on Monday, October 26, 2026 that coalition forces destroyed four ballistic missile launchers and five tunnels the Houthis used to store missiles, and struck a missile depot. He said Saudi air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile fired towards Riyadh.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed that Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport was hit with a ballistic missile and oil pumping stations in Saudi Arabia with drones; these claims have not been independently confirmed. Al Jazeera writes that a Houthi attack on the airport earlier this month killed 13 people and wounded more than 300 and forced Saudi Arabia's flagship investment conference to be postponed to 2027. The airport resumed flights on Sunday, October 25.