The attack on a passenger terminal on Saturday amounts to "war crime under international humanitarian law," Major General Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)." />
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Trump says US may join Saudi strikes on Houthis after Riyadh airport attack

Riyadh, Oct 11 (UNI) A Saudi-led military coalition has vowed a "firm response" to a Houthi attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport that killed 12 people and injured 309, as US President Donald Trump said Washington may consider joining Saudi strikes against the Iran-backed militia.
The attack on a passenger terminal on Saturday amounts to "war crime under international humanitarian law," Major General Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
"The attack on King Khalid International Airport is a terrorist act and will be met with a firm response," Al-Maliki said in a statement posted on X.
Describing the strike by Yemen's Houthi militia as a "full-fledged war crime", he said the coalition's joint forces command would respond in accordance with international humanitarian law and its customary rules.
Terming the attacks on Saudi Arabia by Houthis as "unacceptable", Trump said he planned to speak with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
"They're able to defend. The Saudis are good fighters. But I think the attack was a terrible thing," Trump told reporters when asked whether Saudi Arabia could defend itself against the Houthis.
Asked outside the White House whether Washington planned to join Saudi strikes against the militia, which is aligned with US adversary Iran, Trump said: "We may. We're going to look at it. "We just found out about the recent attack, so we'll make a decision. We move very quickly."
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that an American citizen was among those killed and condemned the attacks. "These reprehensible attacks demonstrate a blatant disregard for innocent civilian life. They must stop now," Rubio wrote on X .
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said on Sunday that 12 people had been killed and 309 injured in the airport attack. The dead included four Saudi citizens and nationals of Bangladesh, Palestine, the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Sudan. Some of the injured were in critical condition.
Airport operations have been temporarily suspended as authorities assessed the damage, the civil aviation authority said.
Moreover a drone targeting the Kingdom's eastern region had been intercepted and destroyed. The coalition also intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile in Al-Kharj governorate, SPA reported. The incidents have heightened concerns about threats to Saudi airports and civil aviation as the regional conflict continues. King Fahd International Airport had not previously been reported as a target since the Iran war began on February 28.

The European union Aviation Safety Agency has expanded its guidance on Saudi airspace, citing the Houthis' ability to strike targets deeper inside the Kingdom and an increased focus on aviation infrastructure. It warned that missile and drone attacks, along with interception efforts, increased the risk of civil aircraft being misidentified.
United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg called the attacks "a grave escalation" that posed a serious threat to regional security in a post on X. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also condemned the latest strike, saying "attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure are a violation of international law".
Yemen's civil war flared up again this summer and intensified significantly last month after years of relative calm. Saudi Arabia has spent 11 years trying to contain the conflict along its southern border through military action and diplomacy, initially fighting the Houthis before pursuing peace talks.UNI AAB
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