# Why are Houthi missiles breaking through Saudi Arabia’s air defences?

https://mins.news/en/item/95356

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-11 14:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/11/why-are-houthi-missiles-breaking-through-saudi-arabias-air-defences?traffic_source=rss

> Repeated Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport have exposed the limits of even advanced air defences. A Saturday attack killed 12 people and wounded 309, the deadliest in Saudi Arabia in more than a decade. The Houthis combine missiles and drones, while Saudi forces have intercepted some projectiles but failed to stop the one that struck the airport.

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