Yemeni forces target Aden airport and Al-Maashiq presidential palace with ballistic missiles
Yemeni forces aligned with the Ansar Allah movement on the evening of 30 October launched ballistic missile strikes on Aden, the seat of Yemen's internationally recognised government.
Yemeni forces aligned with the Ansar Allah movement on the evening of 30 October targeted the international airport and the Al-Maashiq Palace, the presidential residence, in the city of Aden with ballistic missiles.
Shortly before that, it had been reported that Yemeni missiles had targeted the Al-Maashiq Palace. No information has yet been released on casualties or damage caused by the strikes.
Aden is the city where Yemen's internationally recognised government, backed by the Saudi-led coalition, has been based since the Ansar Allah movement seized Sanaa in 2014. A truce reached in 2022 had largely frozen the conflict, but fighting resumed in July 2026. On 4 October, Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council announced Operation Dawn of Yemen to retake territory held by Ansar Allah.
The Al-Maashiq Palace in Aden had also been hit by a missile strike on 15 October. At that time five missiles struck the palace complex, killing five people, including guards and civilian employees, and wounding 16. Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani and other officials were unharmed, but two of his bodyguards were killed. Ansar Allah's military spokesman Yahya Saree said at the time that they had struck a "Saudi military operations headquarters" in Aden.
On 16 October, two missiles landed on the grounds of Aden International Airport, about 500 metres from a Yemenia flight to Cairo that was preparing for take-off. There were no casualties in that attack. Officials said it was the second attack on the airport in less than a week. The Ansar Allah side said the strike had targeted a military headquarters and weapons depots at the Badr Camp near the airport.
The UN Security Council has condemned Ansar Allah's escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia, including those affecting civil aviation and energy infrastructure. On 30 October, Yahya Saree said Saudi military aviation had carried out 93 air and missile strikes on various Yemeni provinces over the previous 24 hours.
