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The Gulf Cooperation Council condemned repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and backed the kingdom’s right to defend itself. The statement came as fighting in Yemen displaced more than 233,000 people.
AllegedDrones reported shot down by the Saudi-led coalition
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a missile targeting the region around Medina. Yemen's Houthis denied carrying out any attack on Saudi territory or the Medina region.
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile launched towards Riyadh. Saudi civil defence issued two warnings and later said the danger had passed; the Houthis claimed further attacks on Saudi sites.
Saudi civil defence issued two warnings through the national early warning platform.
The Saudi-led coalition struck the Yemen Petroleum Company's al-Sabaha fuel facility near Sanaa after warning civilians away. The Houthis threatened Saudi airports and Aramco sites. A Saturday Houthi attack on Riyadh killed at least 13 people and injured more than 300.
An attack on Saturday left 13 people dead.
Saudi Arabia is investigating why air defenses failed to intercept Houthi missiles and drones. The attacks killed at least 17 people and injured more than 320; Riyadh flights were suspended or diverted, and Australia advised against travel to King Khalid airport.
People injured in the previous strike on the airport
Saudi authorities said a new attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport injured several people and temporarily suspended operations. Earlier Houthi attacks reportedly killed at least three people and injured 36 others; responsibility for the latest attack had not been claimed.
People killed in the two earlier attacks on the airport
Attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed at least 14 people over two days, including 13 on Saturday and one on Sunday, and wounded more than 300. Saudi-led forces responded with airstrikes in Houthi-controlled Yemen, while the airport remained closed.
People killed in the third attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport
The UN Security Council discussed escalating fighting as Government forces launched an offensive against the Houthis. The UN said at least 46 civilians were killed, more than 130 injured and over 200,000 displaced since the latest escalation began.
People displaced by the conflict