The key facts

  • Two Houthi rockets fell ~500 m from passenger plane flight 612 Aden — Cairo, according to Yemen's Information Minister Muammar al-Eryani; no casualties.
  • Anadolu sources report three explosions: two hits on the runway of the Badr camp military airfield, the third on the Saudi Arabia-led coalition headquarters in al-Burayqa.
  • The attacks came a day after the strike on the Maasheeq palace in Aden, where, according to the health minister, 5 people were killed and 16 injured.

Rockets near a passenger plane

Yemen's Information Minister Muammar al-Eryani stated on the X platform that two rockets launched by the Houthi group fell near a passenger plane on flight 612 preparing to depart from Aden International Airport for Cairo. According to him, the rockets fell about 500 meters from the plane and 100 meters from the middle of the runway. No casualties were reported. Al-Eryani called the attack 'not just an attack on a civilian airport, but a direct threat to the lives of passengers and crews, to the safety of air travel, and a gross violation of international laws.'

Strikes on Badr camp and coalition headquarters

Earlier, Yemen's Ministry of Information reported that the Houthis again attacked the vicinity of Aden airport near the Badr camp. Sources of the Anadolu agency reported three explosions in Aden and an attack on the headquarters of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the al-Burayqa district. According to them, two rockets hit the runway of the military airfield inside the Badr camp, which adjoins the airport, and the third hit the coalition camp. The extent of material damage remained unclear. The Houthi-affiliated Saba agency, citing a source, reported that the group struck a military headquarters and weapons depots inside the Badr camp.

Context of the escalation

The attacks came a day after a ballistic missile strike on the Maasheeq presidential palace in Aden on Thursday. Yemen's Health Minister Qasim Buhaibeh said that five people were killed and 16 injured in that attack. Earlier this month, Yemeni government forces launched the 'Yemen Dawn' offensive aimed at retaking territories controlled by the Houthis, including the capital Sanaa. The conflict in Yemen has continued since 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and a number of provinces, leading to the intervention of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition the following year in support of the internationally recognized government. According to the agency, the latest fighting began in July after the collapse of the 2022 truce; the Houthis have also attacked energy and aviation facilities in Saudi Arabia.