The Houthis announced a missile strike on Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia, a retaliatory move following air raids on the Sanaa airport they say were carried out by the kingdom.
Saudi air defenses reported intercepting the missiles, with no casualties declared. The conflict has escalated the most significant violence in the quieted war that has plagued Yemen since 2014.
The war’s toll runs beyond loss of life—over 150,000 deaths have left many communities displaced. For Yemen’s indigenous villagers, the crisis threatens the survival of cultural practices, traditional medicine and they struggle to secure basic food and health care.
Visuals of smoke rising over the Sanaa airfield show how air strikes choke routine life. Villages that historically used herbal remedies now cannot transport medicine, and knowledge passed across generations is under threat.
International bodies, including the UN, have called for calm and engagement. Yemeni communities demand that any negotiations include safeguards for cultural preservation and the continuation of natural healing traditions.
