Two missiles targeted Yemen’s Aden International Airport, according to the country’s Saudi-backed government, which attributed the attack to the Houthis. Explosions were reported near the airport, Al Jazeera said.

The strike on Aden, one of the main gateways in government-held territory, marks the latest escalation in the ongoing conflict involving Houthi forces. The government said the two missiles were fired by the Houthis, though further details on damage or casualties were not immediately provided in the available reporting.

In a related development, Al Jazeera reported that a separate Houthi missile was downed over Riyadh, the Saudi capital, pointing to the wider regional dimension of the confrontation.

Elsewhere in Yemen, Yemeni forces claimed they had tightened their control over the highest peak in the Jabal Habashi district of Taiz, a strategic mountain position. The claim indicates continued fighting on the ground alongside the missile exchanges.

The reported events form part of a broader set of hostilities being tracked in live coverage by Al Jazeera. The outlet’s reporting covered both the attack on Aden and the interception over Riyadh as part of the same unfolding situation.

As of the available reporting, independent confirmation of the full scale of the Aden attack and its consequences had not been detailed. Information in this account is drawn from statements by Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and reporting by Al Jazeera.