Donald Trump<\/a> said he was evaluating whether the US should join Saudi strikes against the Houthis.<\/p>\nThe Houthis claimed attacks earlier in the week on King Khalid International Airport that killed three Saudis, including a pilot. <\/p>\n
On Saturday, a missile struck a complex housing terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights, a regional official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren\u2019t authorised to speak to the media.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe may. We\u2019re going to look at it,\u201d Trump said of intervening.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just found out about the recent attack. So we\u2019ll make a decision. We move very quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n
The surge in attacks, including against other Saudi airports, military facilities and oil infrastructure, has come in the week since a Saudi-led coalition launched a major military offensive against the Houthis. <\/p>\n
There was no immediate statement from the rebels, who earlier accused Saudi Arabia of striking Sanaa International Airport in the Houthi-held Yemeni capital.<\/p>\n
Riyadh airport operations have been suspended<\/p>\n
Saudi civil aviation authorities earlier said airport operations were suspended and the extent of injuries and damage was being assessed. An official notice to aviators said the suspension was through midnight. <\/p>\n
The airport had a heavy police presence, with all entrances blocked, and lights around the complex were dimmed.<\/p>\n
Flights diverted elsewhere, the Flightradar24 tracker said. <\/p>\n
Countries including the United States, Britain, Germany, and Canada warned citizens to avoid the airport.<\/p>\n
The attacks on Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, have rattled markets and the region. <\/p>\n
And yet the Saudi energy ministry hours after the latest one was still promoting a major international energy conference set to begin in Riyadh on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Fighting in Yemen between the Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces has escalated, with the Saudi-led coalition providing air support for government forces attempting to reverse recent Houthi gains along the Red Sea.<\/p>\n
Those gains gave the rebels better surveillance of shipping on a corridor that is a crucial alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has been attacking ships.<\/p>\n
Though the Houthis have told the AP and others they are only targeting Saudi shipping as part of a blockade in retaliation for one imposed on them, concerns about wider attacks persist. <\/p>\n
The Houthis previously attacked other ships after the war in Gaza began, calling it solidarity with Palestinians. A US bombing campaign sharply limited that.<\/p>\n
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