Air India, IndiGo and Akasa Air extended flight cancellations to Saudi Arabia through October 20-24 as the Indian Embassy in Riyadh issued a fresh safety advisory for its nationals amid the ongoing Houthi missile campaign.
The UN Security Council condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia "in the strongest terms" and affirmed the Kingdom's inherent right to self-defense, as Riyadh welcomed the body's strongest response yet to the deadly strikes on King Khalid International Airport.
Tehran told Hezbollah leaders to expect an American attack and raise readiness as US military planners drew up strike plans — including possible MOAB use — on Iranian energy and nuclear sites, while Israel extended its home-front emergency past election day.
The EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council have postponed their October 24 summit in Riyadh, citing continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the extended closure of King Khalid International Airport. No new date has been announced.
In a Newsmax interview, Donald Trump ruled out nuclear weapons and US ground troops against Iran, even as CNN reports the Pentagon is weighing the GBU-43/B "Mother of All Bombs" against Iranian energy and nuclear sites.
Houthi ballistic missiles struck Yemen's presidential palace in Aden on Thursday, killing five and wounding 16 in the first direct attack on the seat of the internationally recognised government since the civil war flared back to life. Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani was inside the complex but escaped unharmed.
The Saudi-led coalition said on Thursday that Houthi forces attempted to strike dozens of Saudi airports, ports and oil facilities, releasing an official toll of 17 killed and 333 wounded in 20 attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid airport — as Riyadh accused Iran of encouraging the escalation.
Israel has refused to let contractors or construction equipment enter Gaza to build a military outpost for Trump's Board of Peace, freezing the first phase of the $2.45 billion reconstruction plan ahead of the October 27 election, The Guardian reported.
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The Saudi-led coalition said it destroyed a cruise missile over the Madinah region on Thursday, a claim Yemen's Houthis denied — raising the stakes for Islam's second holiest city.