00:01Three people are dead after Houthi strikes hit Riyadh Airport in Saudi Arabia.
00:07And as smoke rises over one of the kingdom's key aviation hubs,
00:11the war in Yemen is entering a dangerous new phase.
00:15The attacks on Thursday killed three people, injured several others,
00:19and damaged a Saudi Airlines plane, according to Saudi authorities.
00:23One of those killed was an employee of the airline.
00:26And this is no longer just a battle inside Yemen.
00:30The latest strikes are widening the conflict across the region,
00:34threatening aviation, international shipping, and critical energy supplies.
00:39So what happened, and why does it matter?
00:42The Houthi movement has stepped up missile attacks against Saudi Arabia,
00:46announcing repeated launches and threatening to shut down Saudi airspace.
00:51The group has also warned that oil facilities could become targets.
00:54The attacks prompted airlines to cancel flights to Riyadh,
00:58disrupting travel just days before the Saudi capital is due to host a major meeting of global oil industry leaders.
01:06However, Saudi aviation authorities have since said that air traffic at Riyadh Airport has returned to normal.
01:13Flight tracking data has also shown flights gradually resuming.
01:17But the immediate disruption is only one part of a much bigger crisis.
01:21Saudi Arabia has responded with airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen's capital Sanaa.
01:28Houthi officials and affiliated media reported strikes overnight as the aerial campaign intensified.
01:34Meanwhile, a Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognized government says it has destroyed three missile launch platforms used by
01:42the Houthis.
01:43The coalition has also warned that attacks on civilians will draw a firm response.
01:49This marks a significant escalation in a conflict that is increasingly linked to the wider confrontation involving Iran, the United
01:57States, and Israel.
01:59And on the ground in Yemen, the fighting is intensifying as well.
02:03The Houthis have made advances along Yemen's Red Sea coastline, seizing strategically important territory last month.
02:10Those gains prompted Saudi Arabia to re-enter the conflict and support a counteroffensive by government forces.
02:17On Monday, government forces recaptured territory around the Bab el-Mandeb coastline following intense Saudi airstrikes.
02:25But fighting continues, and the situation remains volatile.
02:29Further inland, Houthi forces have encircled government troops around Thais, Yemen's third-largest city,
02:36and cut off a key road connecting the city with government-held areas.
02:40The city has more than half a million residents and hosts thousands of pro-government fighters.
02:45The battle for Thais and the Red Sea coast could shape control over critical routes in the region.
02:51And that brings us to the global stakes.
02:54The Bab el-Mandeb Strait connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and serves as a vital gateway
03:00for international maritime trade.
03:02Houthi attacks on shipping could threaten vessels moving through one of the world's most strategically important waterways.
03:08At the same time, Iran's partial blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has already added pressure to Gulf oil supplies.
03:15If disruptions at both choke points intensify, the consequences could extend far beyond the Middle East, affecting energy markets, shipping
03:25costs, and global trade.
03:27Saudi Arabia is now seeking assistance from Pakistan and Turkey, its partners under a mutual defense pact,
03:33while calling for broader international support to reverse Houthi territorial gains.
03:38For now, Riyadh airport operations have resumed, but the wider security crisis is far from over.
03:45Three people killed, missile threats expanding, airstrikes intensifying, and vital shipping routes under pressure.
03:53The latest attack on Riyadh shows how quickly Yemen's war can spill beyond its borders, turning a domestic conflict into
04:00another dangerous front in the wider regional confrontation.
04:03The key question now is whether Saudi Arabia and its partners can contain the Houthi offensive,
04:10or whether the fighting will trigger an even broader regional escalation.
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