On 28 October 2026, Yemen’s Houthi forces launched a missile attack on Aden airport, injuring civilians and halting flights.
Egypt’s parliament approved, with a two-thirds majority, authorizing President el-Sisi to give defensive military assistance to Saudi Arabia if requested.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the evacuation warning followed a Saudi cargo plane delivering weapons.
Aid agencies warned the strike endangers Aden’s humanitarian lifeline, the supply route to southern Yemen.
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Trump pushes release
On 28 October 2026, Yemen’s Houthi forces launched a missile attack on Aden airport, injuring civilians and halting flights.
U.S. President Donald Trump personally called to support the release of 37 detained World Food Programme staff, as director Erik Lindberg appealed.
All 37 detainees are Yemeni nationals held by Iran-backed Houthi forces for up to two years.
Lindberg said he raised the detentions with U.S. Ambassador to United Nations Mike Waltz.
Blindspot
37 World Food Programme employees, all Yemeni nationals, have been detained by Iran-backed Houthi forces for up to two years, according to the agency’s new director.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.
History
Since the Saudi-led coalition launched Operation Decisive Storm in March 2015, its air campaign has repeatedly struck civilian sites—including hospitals and aid depots—killing at least 309 civilians in ten verified strikes and displacing over 3 million people by 2017. The 2026 Houthi missile attack on Aden airport, condemned by Egypt’s parliament and prompting Donald Trump’s plea for detained WFP staff, follows this decade-long pattern of aid-route disruptions.
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Aid agencies warn lifeline
On 28 October 2026, Yemen’s Houthi forces launched a missile attack on Aden airport, injuring civilians and halting flights.
Egypt’s parliament approved, with a two-thirds majority, authorizing President el-Sisi to give defensive military assistance to Saudi Arabia if requested.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the evacuation warning followed a Saudi cargo plane delivering weapons.
Aid agencies warned the strike endangers Aden’s humanitarian lifeline, the supply route to southern Yemen.
