Two Saudi helicopter pilots are killed in a crash near Yemen.
A Saudi AH-6i helicopter crashed near the Yemen border, killing two pilots. The Saudi-led coalition blamed a technical fault, while the Houthis claimed to have shot down a Saudi Apache and launched a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia. Attacks on Riyadh’s airport killed 13 people.
- The Houthis claimed to have shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter near the Najran region, and stated they have launched a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia.
- Two Saudi pilots died in a helicopter crash near the Yemen border in the Najran region, with the Saudi-led coalition attributing the incident to a technical malfunction.
- The Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting and destroying two Houthi ballistic missiles heading toward southwestern Saudi Arabia and claimed Houthi attacks on Riyadh have occurred 20 times since October.
- The strikes at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport killed 13 people, and the Kingdom Centre ordered staff to work remotely until further notice.
- The Egyptian presidency said Egypt is ready to support Saudi Arabia's security and stability.
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