Houthis urge evacuation of Aden airport over Saudi plane

Yemen’s Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree called for people at Aden airport to evacuate, alleging that a Saudi military cargo plane there was carrying weapons. The warning came amid reports of Saudi strikes in Jawf province and missile activity at the airport, raising tensions in the country’s conflict. Saree issued the warning on Telegram, saying the aircraft posed a threat to Yemenis. The allegation about its cargo has not been independently established. Houthi authorities issued a similar warning less than two hours earlier, according to one account. Saudi officials and Yemen’s internationally recognized government had not immediately commented on the Houthi statement, that account said. Aden police sources told AFP that a Houthi missile fell inside the airport perimeter shortly before the evacuation warning. One source said a Saudi aircraft at the airport was not hit and took off shortly afterward. Another said a later attack targeted an area inside the perimeter under Saudi forces’ control. These details were attributed to two police sources who spoke anonymously, and were not independently confirmed in the other reports. Houthi-affiliated media also said Saudi...