Two attacks targeting the Saudi airports resulted in casualties of three civilians who lost their lives and injuries of at least 36 civilians. The perpetrators of the terrorist acts have been identified as Yemeni Houthis, as stated by Saudi GACA.

The Yemeni government also claimed that the Houthis fired missiles and drones at Aden airport, with no casualties reported.

Yemen’s long-standing war now involves other powers, exposes the global economy to fluctuations and is linked to the Iran-US war.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on August 17 that Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and Red Sea shipping are tied directly to the broader Iran–US confrontation.

Yemen has been divided since the Houthis took Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, in 2014. The UN-brokered truce has collapsed in practice.

Recently, the Houthis announced Operation Dawn of Yemen on Monday to restore government authority.

It aims to reverse their control of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, as the operation is to take back the areas seized and held by the Houthis.

At present, the Yemen truce has collapsed, and the Houthis are escalating the conflict against Saudi Arabia.

The Houthi rebels can now reach civilian areas such as airports, power infrastructure, and shipping, drawing Pakistani and Turkish forces into the kingdom’s defence.

Turkey and Pakistan will undertake a rapid deployment of troops to Saudi Arabia as part of their Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, the three countries said on Monday, as the Gulf kingdom faces escalating attacks from Yemen’s Houthis.

In August, the three countries signed the defence agreement, which required powers to aid if one was attacked.

The Houthi-Saudi conflict is no longer confined to Yemen’s borders but has drawn other Middle East countries into it.

Attacks on infrastructure such as airports and shipping routes increase the risk of a larger conflict arising.

The activation of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement shows the security the kingdom needs right now as the worsening crisis, the conflict might become another front in the wider Iran-US war.